Frosh GOP Senator John Thune will have a seat on the Armed Services Committee in the 109th Congress. This is no doubt payback for knocking off Daschle. Of course, a spot on any committee (no matter the senator's seniority) couldn't match what South Dakotans had with Daschle as Democratic leader.
Rightwing blog announcing the committee assignment:
http://southdakotapolitics.blogs.com