Say what you will about the GOP but their strategy in Minn. was pretty good. The GOP knows the Democrats are a coalition party that's easily splintered. So you just keep them from getting the 60 vote majority for the early days of the Obama administration and wait for the Democrats to start showing signs of their traditional splintering. Once that begins, let Franken be seated. Then it won't matter.
Please let us all not forget that several of the attorneys on Coleman's team are from and live in Seattle. Let us welcome them back home with a wrath..welcome home Dickheads!
@1 the republicans aren't actually that smart, this was no kind of long range, well thought out plan. It started as a shot-in-the-dark-hope-like-hell-we-can-litegate-a-win, and then became obstructionist for the sake of being obstructionist. They didn't "let" Franken be seated, they just ran out of options for preventing it.
Coleman was likely facing pressure from the GOP after the incredible legal costs accrued during this whole case. 8 months of litigation gets mighty expensive, nevermind an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
I'm glad to hear it's over. I've been prone to think of him as the guy who did a Jagger impression in tight white pants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mwsDFm7….
It's nice to think of him as Senator Franken.
I LOOOOVE the fact that the author of "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot - and other observations" is now, finally, in the U.S. senate. He is too moderate for my taste but I'll take this as good news nonetheless
Pussy.
It's nice to think of him as Senator Franken.
I would SOOOO wish to see Jesse Ventura go kick his ass there again.