The only Democrat that I can remember voting for the Republican speaker was Ralph Hall of TX and he finally became a Republican.
I still think we should offer Lieberman head of Armed Services and oust Warner and get Lieberman to caucus with us.
Wait a minute! Why should Lieberman play ball with a party that doesn't even know if it has control of the Senate yet? Republicans could lose even more senate seats in 2008. If Lieberman caucused with the Republicans next year, he would poison his relationship with the rest of the senate DemocRATS. In two years, Presisdent Bush will be out of office, but Lieberman will still have four more years to serve on the term to which he was elected yesterday with hopes of getting reelected in 2012. Lieberman will be 65 in February; he could easily serve another two or three terms if he remains healthy. I don't think he'd jeorpardize his future in the Senate by caucusing with Republicans in 2007.
Only dem I ever voted for was Sam Nunn and at the time he seemed to be a real conservative. He unfortunately got the idea to explore a run for president and pro-life isn't a winner on the national scene for a dem so he "moderated" his stance. I have never voted for a dem since.
I don't know what DC does to people, there must be something in the water. The Episcopal priest at my parish when I was growing up was really conservative. He went to St. Alban's on the HIll, parish church for the National Cathedral and we don't even know him these days. He is writing the same sex marriage vow service for use when they are finally adopted.
DC is poison to the conservative mind. So few seem to survive.
There was one other, I believe... James Traficant from Ohio
(of course, he's in jail now)