come warm your hands over this flickering bit of comfort:

[cali]

Joe Lieberman's vote value just sank into the depths. His power as the 60th vote is no more.

[mac56]

1. k & r

:applause:

We no longer have to cater to his sorry ass.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That had occurred to me, as well.

And now I'm wondering whether Joe might be more inclined to deal.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. One of the very first thoughts I had.

NOW he will make his ceremonial jump.

[tabatha]

4. That is a good point.

If they go to reconciliation and 51 votes, they don't have to bribe, plead, kowtow to anyone.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. I sure hope they kick him out before he jumps.

[scheming daemons]

6. Wrong... now we need two of these three for anything - Snowe, Collins, Joe

That trio now controls the legislative agenda of the US Senate.

[mac56]

13. nonsense

We've got a bigger majority than * had. And he got whatever he wanted.

We just need to stick together.

We don't need those three,

[varelse]

7. This must be one of the "silver linings" people talk about

I'll try to draw some comfort from it as I contemplate the upcoming bloodbath in 2010. No. Seriously. Thanks.

[ismnotwasm]

8. Nice

I like it

[Tailormyst]

9. I'm stuck somewhere between numb and sick to my stomach Cali

I can't even wrap my brain around it yet.

[Jennicut]

10. If it is any more consolation, CT cannot stand him right now. Hope it lasts until 2012.

[FredStembottom]

11. Oh, excellent, Cali!

I am beginning to feel good about tonight.
What was the point of a 60 vote majority if all the Dem Party could do is tell us what they just couldn't possibly do anyways!

[aquart]

12. Joe was 60? Then we NEVER had 60.

So all we've lost is a calculated delusion.

[Scurrilous]

14. Yep.

:thumbsup:

[laughingliberal]

15. There is that. No more King Joe

No more of his smug asshatness in front of cameras rubbing everyone's noses in it. Small comfort,, though.

[Terra Alta]

16. I hadn't thought of that...

but that is a good point.

Now the Dems in the Senate need to grow some balls and kick Lieberman out of the caucus and strip him of his chairmanship. What have they got to lose, now? :shrug:

[sendero]

17. Silver lining!!!

It will be nice to see Kermit fade into well-earned irrelevance!

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

18. That is most certainly true....

Nobody gives a shit what Joe thinks anymore.

[jgraz]

19. I hear Joe was desperately phonebanking for Coakley.

:D

[pa28]

20. Rec.

He never really mattered and now the most optimistic among us can't even pretend it's the case anymore.

I want us coming out like street fighters or to at least re-read Machiavelli. Figuratively speaking his head should be cut off in the town square for all to see. His seniority stripped, his tactics denounced and the message sent that we are going to start enforcing party discipline. We've still got a once in a generation majority and unless we start using it we might as well get used to the idea of losing it.

[Blue-Jay]

21. I love to see the Dems cut his sorry ass loose.

Thing is - They're not gonna do it. The DNC is going to continue tickling his balls.

[Contrary1]

22. Nothing will happen...

Reid doesn't have the nads.