| steven787 said: I just want to point out that the 109th Congress Senate had 55 Republicans to 44 Democrats. Not enough to turn over vetos but enough to control with a president from the same party. 49 to 49 in the Senate isn't very powerful, it's deadlocked actually that's why very little gets done, good or bad. The two independent members do caucus with the Dems, but neither is in line with the party platform. Right now, polls look to lead the senate 56D-43R for this year. In 2006, polls didn't predict the Democrats gaining as many seats as they did.
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Actually, Joe Lieberman voted with the Democrats 86.6% of the time which was a greater percentage than 28 other Senators. Bernie Sanders voted with the Democrats 95.3% which is a greater percentage than Harry Reid or Ted Kennedy. I would say that is fairly consistent with the Democratic platform. Maybe not Lieberman as much, but Sanders most definitely is.
