Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Senator-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) both took the focus off the magic number 60 today in remarks to reporters inside the Capitol. Following a state Supreme Court ruling in his favor last week and former senator Norm Coleman's concession, Franken will give the Democrats a supermajority of 60 senators when he is sworn in tomorrow.

"A lot has been made of this number 60. The number I'm focused on is the number 2. I see myself as the second senator from the state of Minnesota," Franken said. "I am going to work day and night to make sure our kids have a great future and that America's best days lay ahead. I'm ready to get to work."

Reid called on his Republican colleagues to take this occassion to reach out further across the aisle.

"Moving America forward will still require the cooperation of my Senate colleagues who are Repubclians," said Reid. "The last eight years have shown us the American people want us to work together. Democrats aren't looking to Sen. Franken's election as an opportunity to ram legislation through this body. In turn, Senate Republicans must understand that Senator-elect Franken's election does not abdicate from them the responsibilities to govern. That's why we have and will continue to offer Senate Republicans a seat at any negotiating table."

"It's up to them," he said. "I would hope that the 'Party of No' is coming to an end."

After two relatively short statements after their meeting, Reid said he and Franken would not take questions from the media until tomorrow.