[Jim Robinson]

Huh? No way.

[Poohbah]

We survived Jeffords.

There is no way we'd survive two years of Trent backstabbing the GOP and having a messy resignation in the final days of Campaign 2004.

[GraniteStateConservative]

If we have symbolic control of the Senate, but not real control, we will get all the bad from the bad bills and failed nominees without being able to blame Daschle Democrats for it (the good side of a failed Senate session)-- which worked well this year.