Little chop of horrors

By GottaLaff

Harry's saying, "Feeeeed me":

Reid looks to chop Republican committee seats:

Senate Democratic leaders plan to cut Republican committee seats to reflect the new balance of power in the upper chamber, according to Democratic aides.

Republicans will lose at least one seat on most committees and may lose as many as two on some of the larger panels, such as the powerful Appropriations committee.

One aide said that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will likely follow the model set at the start of the 103rd Congress, when Democrats held a 57-seat Senate majority, the same margin they are expected to hold when the results of the election become final. The aide said leaders are not likely to add Democratic seats to achieve the proper ratios. [...]

Democrats may chop additional Republican seats if they expand their majority control to 58, 59 or 60 seats, depending on the outcome of undecided races in Georgia, Minnesota and Alaska.

Political analysts say the seat held by Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota is the most likely to fall into Democratic hands. [...]

If the Democratic majority holds at 57 and past precedents are followed, several GOP seats on coveted committees could become open.

A seat could open on the powerful Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over all tax issues as well as Social Security and Medicare. Defeated GOP Sens. Smith and John Sununu (N.H.) held seats on that panel.

Suddenly we more.*

*Homage to "Suddenly Seymour".