From the Washington Times:
So what's an opportunist to do?Payback's a bitch.
Rejoin the Republicans. According to a senior Senate leadership source, the election results were barely in before Mr. Jeffords' office put out feelers to his former party's leaders. The message? That the Vermonter would be happy to caucus with the GOP - so long as he retained his committee chairmanship. Republican leaders rightly rolled their eyes.