In Parallel Earth, Olympia Snowe has moved to Connecticut one year ago.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

And she becomes the R candidate for Senate in the 2006 election.

Additionally, Lieberman wins the D primary.

What does Parallel Earth You do?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. I'm really curious about that "other".

Mine has a good excuse -- I'm not an US citizen, duh.

Then again, I'm hardly the only non-US-citizen at DU.

[arwalden]

2. Too Painful To Contemplate.

It hurts.

[jpgray]

3. I think unfortunately I would have to vote for Joe

He caucuses with Democrats, and would at least give us some say as far as committee membership etc.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. Ah yes, there's this committee thingy.

Maybe Holy Joe is irked that his presence in the Senate may allow some true liberals to do some true liberal things?

Maybe he plans to do a Reverse Jeffords?

[jpgray]

8. The main detriment to Joe is that he's a go-to spokesperson for TV news

Which is -horrible- for the Democrats, because he makes it impossible to look united or even close to it on foreign policy, etc. His one vote doesn't make all that much difference, but seeing him in the Rose Garden with Bush stabbing 23 fellow Dem Senators in the back and supporting an Iraq invasion wholeheartedly--that's a pretty serious drawback.

[Bill McBlueState]

9. that's a good point

If we had a safe majority in the Senate of say 55 seats, I'd be all for giving Joe the boot, precisely because of his nasty effect on party unity. But in the present circumstances, even Joe-mentum will vote for the right people to chair committees.

[Bill McBlueState]

4. It's beyond me why those Maine senators are Republicans

This goes for Chafee, too. Their party left them years ago.

Still, as long as they continue to vote for guys like Frist to run the Senate, Democrats better not vote for them.

[MaineDem]

10. Please, we don't want them in the Democratic Party

We'd prefer they were gone and we're working on it. Uphill battle, though. :(

[Bill McBlueState]

11. keep up the good fight!

I honestly don't know much about those two, except that they come across as progressive compared to the other Senate Republicans. Is either one up for re-election this year?

There should be a pan-New England movement to turn all six states' Congressional delegations 100% blue. It would have a reasonable chance of success -- outside of New Hampshire anyway -- and we could present a unified front to the rest of the country.

[Rowdyboy]

5. I'd ask Olympia who she planned to support for Majority Leader if ahe wins

If it isn't Harry Reid, then I'd reluctantly vote for Lieberman. Helluva choice.

[tigereye]

7. I like Olympia

but then, I tend to like most women Senators, even when they are Moderate Republicans. Sometimes it seems like the women in Maine are the only things holding back * just a wee bit. :(

[NoPasaran]

12. Parallel me votes for Parallel Joementum

Just because you're fond of an individual wolf doesn't mean the whole pack won't eat your sheep.