[NewJerseyJoe]

There's also the possibility that some of these Dems may be just smart enough to realize -- they will totally OWN every bad thing that happens from now on. They won't be able to get away with "Oh, some Republicans voted for it, too," as the Republican votes won't matter.

Will be interesting to watch the clash of the lib party-ideology herd mentality versus the instinct for political self-preservation.

[slumber1]

There's also the possibility that some of these Dems may be just smart enough to realize -- they will totally OWN every bad thing that happens from now on

Bingo! - All their excuses are gone. They can no longer hide behind the threat of a filibuster to avoid difficult decisions (and it has been the threat of filibuster that both sides have used to avoid hard votes since no actual filibuster has been attempted in years.)

Now the screaming leftists will demand the entire agenda be passed forthwith - this is going to be fun to watch.