Luckily (in these circumstances) Lieberman is only out for himself. He's a Republican enabler only to the degree that it helps his political career. So IF we take 50 seats without him, which it now appears we will by a very narrow margin, he's going to caucus with the Dems. In fact, his voting record is pretty liberal overall; it's his positions on Iraq and Clinton's impeachment, and his frequent appearances on Fox News dissing other Dems, that are the problem. I think those will cease, now that he can be part of the majority.
I can't wait for the First 100 Hours that'll show the rest of America that the Democrats do have a plan, one that'll help the vast majority of Americans.
If you look at the way Congress works, you'll see that Jim is exactly right.
The very first vote that any member of Congress casts is for majority leader (for House or Senate, respectively). The majority leader controls the flow of legislative activity. They have immense power over what bills get considered at what time, who gets to head what committee, and so on. This vote is the most important vote any member of Congress casts during their time in office. It determines the power structure for the whole legislative session.
Even Chaffee votes for a Republican as majority leader. That means no matter how "independent" a Republican is, they're still empowering the Republican majority to do exactly what they want.
If you vote for a Republican for Congress because you think they are the better candidate, you still empower the corrupt ones and the whole neocon machinery, and you hamstring the ability of Democrats to get anything seriously considered that could move this country in a better direction.
So vote Democratic. Please.
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