A reader sends in a photo of the way their local television news identified the newest member of the U.S. Senate, wondering if some media outlets just ran out of the letter “R” to identify lawmakers.

Look, if calling Scott Brown a Democrat helps these guys cope with the loss of the supermajority, let’s let the healing process continue . . .

UPDATE: Another reader: “The irony of the (D) next to Scott Brown’s name is that that station (WCVB, Channel 5) is where Scott Brown’s wife, Gail Huff, is a reporter. They could just have asked her in the newsroom!”