let's get right to our strategy session. joining us, two cnn political contributors, james carville and alex castellanos. lest me get your quick reaction to this story just coming in. the alaska supreme court has rejected joe miller's claims. i assume that sets the stage for what everyone expects will be the case, lisa murkowski will continue to be the united states senator from alaska. >> continue to be the united states senator, it's a challenge for mitch mcconnell, the republican senate leader, abuse murkowski doesn't owe anybody anything. she was elected by the people of alaska, without party establishment support. she went out on her own, ran as a write-in, almost as an independent. and she's now one of the key swing votes. we've seen her side with the president and the democrats on a couple of things recently. >> but she said, like joe lieberman, she will now side --