Yesterday afternoon, Senator Olympia Snowe cast her vote for healthcare reform and threw her party (and the punditocracy) into a tizzy. The result? No one knows where to focus their attention. A quick round-up of the situation, after the jump. The GOP is pissed. Republicans have for weeks grumbled about punishing Snowe should she vote "yes" at any stage of the lengthy process. One option long discussed: denying her the coveted senior Republican seat on the Senate Commerce Committee. Snowe is also known for crossing party lines: Breaking with her party is a role Snowe has played many times, from her vote for Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus bill to her defiance of then-President George W. Bush on a bill to provide health are to millions of uninsured children. Snowe also was one of the "Gang of 14" Democratic and Republican senators who resolved a standoff over judicial nominations. Snowe is still in favor of a self-regulating marketplace. "I think the government would have a disproportionate advantage" in the event of a government-run option, the Maine Republican said on CBS's "The Early Show." But Snowe also said that "at the same time, I want to make sure the insurance industry performs, and that's why we eliminate many egregious practices." Snowe's leadership could open the door for other Repubs who want to support the bill. Her endorsement also could give bipartisan cover to moderate Senate Democrats - Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Evan Bayh of Indiana - who are arguably more conservative than Snowe. It also frees the White House to turn its attention to gathering more Republican supporters. A possible target: Snowe's Maine colleague, Sen. Susan Collins. The Washington Post's Dana Milbank has the most interesting take on Snowe, weaving both gendered ideas of coyness and flirting as well as comparing her to Brett Farve in his analysis: Sen. Olympia Snowe, Republican of Maine, is fast becoming the Brett Favre of the political world: She has trouble making up her...