The grand jury deciding whether or not to indict Elections Commissioner Ed McDonough and Councilman Michael LoPorto - the only two names of the nine implicated in the 2009 Working Families Party primary voter fraud scandal on the subpoenas handed out to witnesses called to testify - has not heard testimony in the case at all this week and likely won't.

We'd be surprised if Trey Smith, the special prosecutor, presents any evidence before the New Year.

Could be for any number of reasons, including but not limited too, the soft hearts people get around the holidays and maybe less willing to indict someone - given the fact an indictment will pretty much screw up a person's life.

But that's just a guess.