[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Count me in the "This doesn't change anything camp".

In all seriousness, what difference does party affilitiation do in the senate anyway.

Sure, in the HoC, you take your marching ordes from the party leadership or you don't run for that party/lose your job.

In the Senate, they vote on party lines for the good of the party, not becasue their jobs are at stake, so this doen't change anything.
Sure if this was out of the blue, a few of them might feel like they've been abandoned, but let's be honest here, something like this doesn't happen without discussing it with those guys first, so again, this doesn't change anything.