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[Tex]

OT re gridlock

The veto power could still yield gridlock, though it poses the possibility of allowing GOP to be branded obstructionist. Have to be careful what you veto, or you potentially create '08 ammo.

But there's still hope for gridlock ;-)

Take care,
--Tex.

[BlueDjinn]

KCMW--you might get your gridlock yet, after a fashion; remember, Lieberman won in CT, which means that he now has more clout than ever.

Technically speaking, the Senate now stands at:

49 Democrats
49 Republicans
1 Independent Socialist(!) (Bernie Sanders)
1 "Connecticut for Lieberman" (Joe Lieberman)

...except that Sanders has always voted with the Dems (and actually won the Dem primary in VT, I believe).

As someone elsewhere pointed out, Lieberman no longer has any reason or need to "switch" to the GOP--he'll actually have more leveraging ability as a "technical" Dem than he would if he officially switched over.

[langostino]

OT: "I was hoping for gridlock"

And that is exactly what you got. The Executive and Legislative branches of government now are controlled by different parties.

To a substantial degree, it takes 60 votes to make things happen in the Senate, and in that regard, not much has changed.

Beyond that, both the Republican and Democratic caucuses in both the House and Senate are now more conservative than they were going into the election. Interesting, no?