Following up on Rich’s post, NRO just spoke with two more GOP senators. We asked them whether Sen. Lisa Murkowski should retain her ranking status on the energy committee:

Sen. Bob Corker

“I’ve already weighed in on that privately,” Corker tells us. “I don’t know why I should weigh in publicly. I have already weighed in with her and with the leadership.”

He adds: “I have had a position and I voiced that opinion, okay. But no action ended up being taken, so why would I want to create an issue? I have weighed in already. . . . Let me put it this way: I am co-chairing (Joe Miller’s fundraiser) tomorrow and I’m glad to be there.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham

Graham tells us that he is “okay” with Murkowski keeping her ranking status. “I want to look forward, not backward,” he says. “She got elected to serve out six years. . . . If we start doing stuff like this (removing her position as ranking member) we are going to get off track. It’s about the future and not the past and the future is Mr. Miller. I expect him to come here and be a valuable team player the moment he gets here. . . . We want to stay focused on them, not us.”