Sixty Within Reach (But Not Likely)

Holy filibuster-proof majority, Batman! Mark Begich beat out Ted Stevens, putting an end to the GOP’s longest-sitting Senator, and stymying any nascent scheming Governor Palin had at getting herself a Senate seat this year. That puts the Democratic Senators at fifty-eight. And, Franken goes into a recount against Coleman for Minnesota’s seat, and for Jim Martin in the Georgia runoff, the cavalry has arrived. Sixty is within reach… albeit, still unlikely.