The Purple 7, or-More consequences of the compromise

Want more consequences that will come out of this fillibuster compromise? The Democrats have just helped crack the Republican majority. They've learned that they can chisel away 7 Republicans on many issues and put the Republicans, oddly, into the minority. Yesterday, those 7 were John McCain, Linsey Graham, Olympia Snowe, Lincoln Chafee, John Warner, Susan Collins, and Mike Dewine. Next time, it may be Arlen Specter, Chuck Hagel or George Voinovich that replace one or two or three of those seven. Regardless, they've discovered that they can succesfully pry away a purple 7 from the Republicans to get their way.