Music (i.e. Bruce) and politics

Through my friend Brian, who works for the Democratic congressman Jim Cooper (TN-5), I got some useful Washington gossip. So, New Jersey Democrats Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg (both Senators) proposed a resolution congratulating Bruce Springsteen on his contribution to American culture (this year it is 30 years since "Born to Run" was released). But needless to say, Senate Republicans shot the resolution down... And who will replace Corzine in the Senate (he was recently elected governor of the Garden State)? Read more about the whispers in Washington here...