Joining The Party

Or; Crossing The Aisle, as it used to be called, is Sen. Arlen Specter R. (now D.) - Pa. It's a rare occurrence. The last one I recall was that strangely appellated Ben (Nighthorse) Campbell - Colorado crossed from D. or R. Pretty much the same circumstances, only different...erm.
It's now easy to understand why the Dems decided they'd better give Crypto-Republican Sen. Joe (Smite Them Hip And Thigh) Lieberman DI - Connecticut enough perks to caucus with the D.'s.
Still, Strange Bedfellows aside, I scent a real opportunity here. After the manner of modern "Sports Teams" (as some entertainment corporations are called), Let's Make A Deal. While we're about it, lets make it a Blockbuster. I propose a swap of Sens Lieberman and Dianne Feinstein D.(sorta) - Ca. for Sens Olympia Snowe R. - Maine and Chuck Hegel R. - Nebraska. It might be enough to keep Sen. Hegel in the Senate (if he's still there, in fact). All of these pols (except Sen. Feinstein) are known for their mavericky ways, so it would not actually make a lot of difference except for the warnings on the labels.
It might cause a minor reduction in the Dishonesty Quotient, however - a Good Thing in my way of thinking.