"I think he can, and I think he will, elect to be seated as a democrat."
Nope. Not before the November election, anyway.
He can't be both a Democrat and an Independent. So as long as he runs as an Independent, the Dems are down a Senator.
181 posted on 08/08/2006 7:58:38 PM PDT by Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)