If he resigns, the Senate will be 50-49 to the Dems/Independents. So it will still be Dem-controlled.
Yes. Took me a second but I see it. It was 50 50 after the elections. The the traitor Jeffords flipped, but went "I" not "D" technically. That makes it 50D 49R 1I. If Torch leaves that will make it 49D 49R and 1I. I+D=50, a controlling majority, though it may force Jeffords to change again to a Dem for them to automatically control the committees and such. Lott could ask to go back to power sharing :-) "We did it when we were tied with a tie breaker, now the glove is on the other hand". Dashcle would say no, but the exercise would be good to make the idiots understand that IT'S NOT A TWO WAY STREET!
Of course the FBI Files are responsible for Lott's horrible leadership, I still believe.