a penguin cozy

I attempted to knit my first mitten this weekend. There is something slightly obscene about it. Gwyneth, our food writer and knitter extraordinaire described it as a penguin cozy. Gwyn, April, Sylvie, Trisha and I meet monthly for a little knitting group. It is weirdly fun. They are all quite good knitters. I, as you can see from this mitten, am more of a special needs knitter.
Speaking of special needs, I have a special need to learn the outcome of the Ben Lujan quest to retain the speaker of the house post. They were supposed to be done voting over an hour ago. What the heck are they doing in there?