Ted and Danny

The Obama's are cutting their vacation short to attend Ted Kennedy's funeral tomorrow in Boston and to fly out before the arrival of Tropical Storm Danny on Sunday.

The buzz here on the island has been good: some rounds of golf at Farm Neck, a sight-seeing trip to the Gay Head Lighthouse, the kids frolicking at Blue Heron Farm and The Arcade, drinks at Valerie Jarrett's OB house (a Northfield Mount Hermon '74 classmate), followed by dinner at The Sweet Life.

Meanwhile, the usual weird news factoids:

• A disabled golfer at Farm Neck complained the Obama entourage took every golf cart. They did.
  
• Cindy Sheehan brought her tired Camp Casey schtick to the island, saying "There's no vacation from body bags." 
  
• Senator Robert Byrd and House Leader Nancy Pelosi said the America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 healthcare bill will re-emerge soon with the Kennedy name attached to it.  Never let a timely death go to waste.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Danny is heading up the coast, expected to drop three or more inches of rain with gale force winds.