Morning Constitutional – 22 April 2010

Happy Earth Day, folks. Enjoy your morning constitutional:

Belgium\’s government collapsed Thursday, as Prime Minister Yves Leterme resigns.

Nearly all flights in Europe are going ahead, but new ash is limiting Norway and Sweden\’s airports.

While no one could have predicted how important the issue would become, before the financial system nearly collapsed, Obama the presidential candidate was warning about problems with financial regulation and the potential for an economic crisis.

Tonight\’s U.K. debate is \”make or break,\” says Tory leader David Cameron, while Nick Clegg has been voted best looking of the would-be prime ministers by members of a dating site.

In Thailand, red-shirt protesters stop a military train, highlighting the government\’s inability to control the demonstration.

Mark Rubio currently holds a lead in a possible three-way race for the Florida Senate seat.

Smart Politics: Since 2000, the latest a non-incumbent has announced their candidacy for the Senate and won is April 3. The average length of a Senate campaign for a successful non-incumbent is 448 days, which would have been August 11, 2009 for the current cycle.

Democrats want financial regulation reform on the floor next week.

As the benefits of health care reform start to trickle in, Democrats find advantage in highlighting Republican calls to repeal the law.

How climate change could upend the political situation.

Finally, 7-Eleven is rolling out their own beer, and it comes in two varieties: Game Day Light and Game Day Ice.