Tester In! Could Dems control Senate?

CNN is calling the Montana Senate race for Dem Jon Tester. We're still waiting (and may for some time) on the race in Virginia between Republican George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb to see if Democrats gain control of the Senate as well. (Webb has apparently called it for himself, but they're still counting. They're still counting in Montana, too, technically, but it is apparently close enough to call.)

If they do, expect the recent smoldering of scandal involving some tedious accounting snafu of Senator Harry Reid to explode into a villagers-with-torches conflagration as pained Republicans seek revenge. Personally, I think that this story is a non-starter, and that if mistakes were made they were just that. Mistakes in accounting can have disastrous consequences (I was once thrown into the role of accountant and made quite a few myself) but they are not necessarily reflective of corruption or evil intent. However, if this means that we have to replace Reid with someone else, I would be OK with that, he's pretty tepid to be the Senate Majority Leader.

Watch for updates on Virginia.