SCARBOROUGH: So, with Stevens losing --
BRZEZINSKI: Yes.
SCARBOROUGH: -- Democrats have 58.
BRZEZINSKI: Hmm-mm.
SCARBOROUGH: They've got this run-off in Georgia, which could get them to 59. And then if Al Franken - yeah.
BRZEZINSKI: Franken, yeah.
SCARBOROUGH: If Al Franken steals enough votes in Minnesota --
BRZEZINSKI: They could get to 60.
SCARBOROUGH: -- they get to 60. I'm not saying he stole any votes --
BRZEZINSKI: They're gonna find them in the trunk of a car.
SCARBOROUGH: -- I'm just saying, as a Republican from Florida, I mean, it's a close race. Steal some votes, you get over the top. Democrats have 60. Right, Barnicle?
MIKE BARNICLE (MSNBC political analyst): And they have [Sen. Joe] Lieberman [I-CT].
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BRZEZINSKI: Guys, enough.
SCARBOROUGH: OK. So, we're pulling for the pirates. Go ahead.
BRZEZINSKI: No, they're not like pirates like you read to [Scarborough's daughter] Kate in a little book.
SCARBOROUGH: It's not like Johnny Depp?
BRZEZINSKI: They have hostages, idiots.
SCARBOROUGH: Oh, that's bad. We're against them, then.
BRZEZINSKI: Pirates are expected to demand millions of dollars in ransom.
SCARBOROUGH: Who are the hostages from?
BRZEZINSKI: OK, now you need to be quiet, all right? The longest-serving Republican in Senate history has been defeated --
SCARBOROUGH: 'Cause if it's Ted Stevens, I'm pulling for the pirates. Still, if Ted Stevens is their hostage, I'm for the pirates.
BRZEZINSKI: Just weeks after being convicted on federal corruption charges, Alaska's Ted Stevens has lost to Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, whose win moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof majority.
SCARBOROUGH: All right. So, again, recapping: If Al Franken can steal enough votes in Minnesota, that's get -- that gets Democrats to 59.
BRZEZINSKI: That's right.
SCARBOROUGH: And then [Sen.] Saxby Chambliss [R-GA] loses in the special run-off, Democrats gets 60 -- filibuster-proof majority.