A harbinger, unless it isn't

Headline: "Far from clear sailing for Bush's favorite Democrat."

That would be Joe Lieberman, Zell Miller and John Breaux having retired.

Does anyone else see a pattern here? First Ohio-2, then California-50, now this.

Liberal columnists posit that X, should it come to pass, would be terrible news for Bush.

Then, the opposite of X happens.

Reaction?

"Ah, that doesn't mean anything."