On Tue, 05 May 2009 22:48:33 -0400, BAR wrote:

If you jump to the Democrats side of the aisle and intend on keeping
your committee seniority you had better toe the part line, otherwise,
you will be sitting at the end of the table.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/34648-1.html

The guy made a Faustian bargain to save his ass and now has to
reconcile the exchange.

Based on the comments over the past several days, he seems unteathered
from reality.