the buzz log

Among the many election season promises are those from celebrities — the ones whose allegiance to a candidate is so great, they vow to depart American soil if their favorite politico loses. With Barack Obama declared the next president of the United States, here is a who's who of which celebrities may stay or skedaddle:

• Akon. The Senegalese will keep his American citizenship and have no excuse to duck a Lionel Ritchie comeback.
• Stephen Baldwin. The Baldwin family reunions may be a little tougher now, since baby brother vowed to Fox News to head out of Dodge if his McCain-Palin ticket didn't come through.
• Seal and Heidi Klum. Seal was a British citizen anyhow and couldn't vote, but now wife Klum can enjoy her American rights to be embroiled in a lawsuit.
• Tina Fey. The Sarah Palin impersonator told TV Guide she would check out of this planet. Now she can go back to reminding people that her real show is "30 Rock," not "Saturday Night Live."
• Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. Notorious liberal Sarandon had her eye on Italy or Canada if the Union went red. Now she can be around when her 1971 nudie flick debuts on DVD ... unless she and her partner feel slighted about allegedly being disinvited to the presidential rally.
• Michael Stipe. The REM singer eyed England as his escape route if Obama didn't take the Oval Office. Now the band can stop blogging about the election and focus on its album tour.

However, past celebrity oaths haven't always followed through, according to Snopes. So there may yet still be a chance of a Baldwin brothers HBO miniseries/reality show. Fingers crossed.