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The only silver lining to keeping this odious little Quisling on is that now, he doesn't dare step so much as a millimeter out of line. The Caucus can still strip him of his chairmanship at the slightest sign of an excuse, so once it becomes clear exactly how many Democrats there will be in the next Senate, the weasel is expendable unless he's the 60th one. Reid can start every head count knowing he's got two votes, no matter what - his and Lieberman's.