Don't let the door hit you in the back GOPers. Old bulls of the Republican Senate Caucus are outta here! This item is such a joy that I thought I would share.
This is what NBC First Read (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/) noted:
"The Old Bulls Are Gone: With Ted Stevens' defeat now official, it's worth repeating this point we made a few weeks ago: The old bulls of the Republican Senate caucus are gone. With Stevens' loss -- combined with the retirements of Pete Domenici, Trent Lott, Larry Craig, and John Warner -- the Republican Party lost quite a bit of seniority in 2008 (and this doesn't count the reflected seniority Elizabeth Dole had in the Senate, thanks to her husband). In fact, just seven of the GOP's 42 senators (or 41 or 40 depending on what happens in Georgia and Minnesota), were elected before 1990. Dick Lugar and Orrin Hatch were elected in '76 and now share the distinction of being the GOP's senior-most senators now. Thad Cochran (elected in '78) is next in line, followed by Chuck Grassley ('80), Kit Bond ('86), Richard Shelby ('86 -- elected then as a Dem) and John McCain ('86). One other point about the result from Alaska: Democrats have now netted at least 13 Senate seats in the past two cycles. Those are a lot of skins on the wall for Chuck Schumer. To regain control of the Senate, Republicans are going to have to pick up nine Senate seats in 2010 (a cycle that once again has Republicans defending more seats than the Democrats). And that's not considering potential losses in Georgia and Minnesota."
This is what NBC First Read (http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/) noted:
"The Old Bulls Are Gone: With Ted Stevens' defeat now official, it's worth repeating this point we made a few weeks ago: The old bulls of the Republican Senate caucus are gone. With Stevens' loss -- combined with the retirements of Pete Domenici, Trent Lott, Larry Craig, and John Warner -- the Republican Party lost quite a bit of seniority in 2008 (and this doesn't count the reflected seniority Elizabeth Dole had in the Senate, thanks to her husband). In fact, just seven of the GOP's 42 senators (or 41 or 40 depending on what happens in Georgia and Minnesota), were elected before 1990. Dick Lugar and Orrin Hatch were elected in '76 and now share the distinction of being the GOP's senior-most senators now. Thad Cochran (elected in '78) is next in line, followed by Chuck Grassley ('80), Kit Bond ('86), Richard Shelby ('86 -- elected then as a Dem) and John McCain ('86). One other point about the result from Alaska: Democrats have now netted at least 13 Senate seats in the past two cycles. Those are a lot of skins on the wall for Chuck Schumer. To regain control of the Senate, Republicans are going to have to pick up nine Senate seats in 2010 (a cycle that once again has Republicans defending more seats than the Democrats). And that's not considering potential losses in Georgia and Minnesota."
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