If the Senate is 50/50 who controls the committees? Would the Dems still

[Sperk]

have subpoena power?

[rockymountaindem]

1. The Republicans

Cheney is the tiebreaking vote, thus Republican control.

[Sperk]

2. that's what I thought. So I must say this, if Senator Johnson or any other

Dem senator in a state with a Repug governor dies....I will not believe it's a coincidence. NOT ANOTHER ONE. NO.

[snowbear]

4. Yes but... who selects who will head up the various committees?

I realize Cheney breaks voting ties..

But someone has to head up senate committees, etc.. Who assigns them?

Does the senate (without Cheney) vote on that?

[JI7]

5. the Majority Leader decides

which will be the Republican after beast cheney breaks the tie in favor of Republicans .

[Erika]

3. The House sets the agenda, not the Senate

Yes, Carnahan, Wellstone, and Johnson are a little too coincidental. The GOP is backed by big corporate money and I put nothing past them.

[still_one]

6. Whatever happens, in 2008 we will take the Senate in a big way

If you mean that the house sets the agenda because it has the power to investigate, then I definitely agree with you

The big problem we have in the next to years, if another Supreme Court vacancy becomes available, the Dems better filibuster this time if another corporate croney is appointed, and I say if the repukes want to use the NUKE option, let them, because in 2008, they are SCREWED

[Erika]

7. The GOP are running fast from Bush appointees

Look at his loyalists like Talent, Santorum, McCaca, Pombo, Hayworth etc and what happened to them.

[still_one]

9. you and I are on the same page on this one

[screembloodymurder]

8. The people !

After we go into the streets and take our country back.

[wisteria]

10. The repubs would control, Chaney being the tie breaker. n/t