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[desh]

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this. If Webb (D-VA) and Tester (D-MT) hold their leads, then the senate will consist of 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, an independent who will definitely vote with the Democrats on basically everything (Sanders, I-VT), and Joe Lieberman. Therefore, Joe Lieberman will essentially be the second most powerful person in America. Lots of bills, leadership of committees, and so on will depend entirely on his swing vote.

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not the 2nd

[meganruth4.livejournal.com]

I didn't closely read what everyone else said but Charley and I actually discussed this post of yours in the car the other day and I told him, as I'm sure other bloggers have told you, that there's a whole posse of moderate democrats and republicans who can swing the tide. Definitely not the 2nd most powerful person in America (whoever it is, I'm sure s/he contributed to Lieberman's campaign).