Well the Missus got a phone call from a former president on Saturday and here’s what he said (in a surprisingly lackluster way; then again he does have some other things going on):

Hello.  This is Bill Clinton. I’m calling to urge you to get out and vote for Martha Coakley on Tuesday, January 19.

This election is critical not just for Massachusettes [kidding – kidding] but for our entire country.

The Republicans are spending millions of dollars to win Ted Kennedy’s seat . . .  [See below. Also see how many millions of dollars the Democrats are spending to win Ted Kennedy’s seat (see below).]

. . . and they’re telling you they’ve got a better economic plan when all they want is to bring back Pres. Bush’s economic policies. They’re telling you they’ve got a health care plan when all they want to do is leave the health insurance companies in control of Americans’ health care . . . and bankrupt the country.

So please get out and vote for Martha Coakley on Tuesday, January 19. I know her – she’s a good person – she’ll be a good senator.

Me? I got another lousy mailer from Scott Brown (R-Someone Pinch Me). It said:

Kennedy’s Seat?

Democrats’ Seat?

No. It’s YOUR SEAT!

The people’s seat.

Yes, and if Martha Coakley doesn’t win it, she’ll be on the hot seat for a very long time.

UPDATE (via Caller ID): Someone from Coakley’s campaign (maybe Bill?) called me today, but I wasn’t home. That’s what we in the chin-stroking racket call symbolic.