A proposal by the group Third Way to reduce partisanship in Congress by having members of different parties sit next to each other at tomorrow's State of the Union address has spawn some political odd couples, like New York Reps. Peter King and Anthony Weiner, who got into a shouting match on TV last year.
But among the Connecticut delegation, there are few surprises. U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman is sitting with his Republican BFF, John McCain, as well as Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat from New Mexico.
Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat from eastern Connecticut, is sittin with Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, a Republican from north central Pennsylvania. The two have worked together on the congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is planning to sit with a Republican colleague, said his spokesman Ty Matsdorf, but he did not specify who it would be.
The other members of the state's delegation have yet to respond.