[monkeyshine]

And the Democrats will lose one, to Leiberman. That'll make it 54-44-2. Bad new for Democrats, 10 seats behind in the Senate.

[justiceseeker93]

Let's be realistic. Count the two so-called "independents" in the projected new Senate - Lieberman and Sanders - as 'Rats. So the tag "independent" is a mere formality, as it has been for Jeffords since his jump.

However, Lieberman would be expected to vote as a conservative Democrat on the WOT and Iraq. On the other hand, there would still be a few RINOS there whose votes are iffy in quite a number of areas.

Still, the bottom line is that the GOP will most likely maintain organizational control of the Senate.