I know I am not the first to break this story, but in case you have not heard, Sen. Vince Fumo is expected to formally withdraw his bid for re-election in the 1st state Senatorial district today.

This leaves Anne Dicker, John Dougherty, and Larry Farnese to duke it out on their own.

Woa. Read more here.

Love him or hate him, there's no denying that Fumo brought a lot of money home from Harrisburg to Philadelphia. And perhaps of even more use, he has showed us that local members of the state legislative delegation can wield a tremendous amount of power (definitely not the norm in the Philly delegation).

Now if only we could find someone to use that power for good...