A pall has fallen over Boston Daily HQ today, and it’s not entirely due to the crappy weather and our post-Obama clinch hangover. It turns out that Republican senatorial hopeful Jim Ogonowski has fallen 30 signatures short of getting his name on the primary ballot, thus ruining our hopes for an epic John Kerry-Ogonowski matchup.

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Things started looking bad for Jim Ogonowski, presumptive challenger to John Kerry, last week when the Globe reported that he was a couple hundred signatures short of getting his name on the Republican primary ballot. The situation only got worse when fellow GOP hopeful Jeff Beatty accused the Ogonowski campaign of forging signatures. We waited with baited breath to see if the farmer from Dracut would make the 10,000 benchmark.

Today, we learned he hasn’t made it yet.

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Hey, did you know the elections are coming up? No? Well, it’s an off-year, to put it mildly. Last year, we had the gubernatorial and senate races. Next year, we’ll get to vote for a new president. But for now, political junkies and journalists alike are left with the 5th Congressional District race, the crazy umbrella-wielding guy in Cambridge, and a few mayoral races. Not exactly Kennedy-Romney or Weld-Kerry, but let’s have a look anyway.

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I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised. Tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of 9/11, and politicians everywhere are still using the event for personal gain.

Unfortunately, Massachusetts is no exception. If you haven’t heard, Jim Ogonowski — who’s running as the GOP candidate to replace Rep. Marty Meehan in the fifth district — wasn’t invited to speak at tomorrow’s state house ceremony. Ogonowski’s brother piloted one of the hijacked planes on 9/11. For the last four years, at the request of then Governor Mitt Romney, Ogonowski has spoken to the state house assembly in remembrance of those who lost their lives.

Not this year, though.

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