Reading some comments on other blogs, a crazy thought occurred to me. Is it just possible that behind the "three amigos" nutsoidness is a secret attempt by someone who shares a borough with two of them to take over the caucus?

Jeff Klein rose rapidly to become Deputy Minority Leader (before even finishing his first term), and many people believe he has his eyes on the top spot. So far, he has stayed out of the news on this, except to mention once or twice that he has no intention of staging a coup. But...

I don't have any inside information, and have only briefly met Senator Klein once. But the way this is being handled, it looks like there's a secret hand behind it, and the one person who stands to gain the most from all the insanity is Senator Klein. If he emerges as the new Senate Majority Leader/President Pro Tempore, it shouldn't come as a surprise.