To be honest that, more than anything else, worries me. That’s why I mentioned that I hope Obama can control his party. Bush controlled the Republican party very effectively although this ended up significantly hurting the party for obvious reasons. I think there are many, many Democrats who want to enact a lot of radical policies. (Getting rid of hidden ballots for unions being the obvious one people have been worried about the past months) If they do this then we’ll end up with some very bad laws and a backlash in 2010 or 2012. However while I think that would help reinvigorate the Republican party I would much rather have Obama control the Congress and rule from the center which is where he ran the last year. (Even in the primaries he ran from slightly to the right of Clinton) I think I would like Obama if he is center-left on social issues and center-right on economic issues. But I’m not at all convinced that will happen.

What happens to Lieberman will be interesting. I don’t know. I think he’ll be even more excluded but perhaps Obama will reach out. I don’t know.

The interesting question to me is what happens to Romney. I didn’t like Romney during the primaries – primarily because he had no passionate issue and came off as inauthentic. I think he has the opportunity to significantly reinvent himself. But he’ll need to find something to do the next 2 – 3 years.

Clark, what is your opinion on the upcoming Congress? More democrats have been elected, but many of the new ones from 2006 and now are moderates. Will this moderation affect how the Democrats will work? Will Harry Reid embrace Joe Lieberman or kick him out of power in the Democratic caucus?