Well, now that's done, I'm glad it's over. Let's stop shaking hands and patting backs and turn to some of the messes we're looking at.
I'm assuming Tester takes Montana and Webb takes Virginia (in spite of the best efforts of "Gail The Rail"). With Sanders caucusing with the Dems a given, that makes 50. But it takes Lieberman to get to 51.
And, if you open today's Hartford Courant...
Well, you find a hint that Joe is being coy:
Lieberman, 64, a three-term incumbent and a one-time Democratic vice presidential nominee, stressed his status as an independent. He mentioned no plans to remain a Democrat in his fourth term, though in earlier statements he had pledged to return to the Democratic fold as an "independent-minded" member of the Senate Democratic Caucus, saying he could easily work with colleagues who endorsed Lamont after the primary.
Lieberman may not come right out and say he is going to try and block the establishment of a Democrat majority by caucusing with the GOP. But he is going to try and extract major concessions from the Democrat leadership in the Senate. And if he puts up a price so high that Harry Reid and friends balk, expect the Republican Party to charge up and try to pull him away from the pack. After such a bruising electoral season, nothing should seem impossible.