The Selection of The Pope

I was fascinated with the news coverage since Monday of the Papal Conclave. Not in the fact that it being covered but rather the "bookmaking" aspect of the coverage. I can't count the numbers of times I heard reporters say "odds are."

Also, the most disappointed people in the world yesterday had to be the reporters sent to Rome to cover the Conclave. There was nothing they could actually report. All they could do was Background and "man in the street" interviews. And it ends on the second day. That means they have to go home. My bet is they were hoping for 9 or 11 ballots for a few more days in Rome.