Al Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Race...Again (Begala /HuffPo)

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Paul Begala
CNN political commentator
Posted April 15, 2009 | 01:34 PM (EST)

... Norm Coleman .... has lost the Minnesota Senate race -- well, he lost it five months ago. He also lost the recount. And the lawsuit. You see a trend here? Norm, buddy, you lost. As the old country song says, "How Can I Miss You if You Won't Go Away?" ...

Every single ballot has been reviewed. The five-person State Canvassing Board (which has only one member who's a Democrat) ruled that Franken won -- unanimously.

Then a three-judge panel conducted an exhaustive, seven-week trial. The evidence, if it were all stacked up, would stand 21 feet tall. The judges ruled -- again, unanimously -- that Franken won and that the election was fair ...

Even if Coleman takes his case to the US Supreme Court, Franken should be seated in the Senate. Minnesota law calls for the governor to certify an election once all state appeals are exhausted. Cynics think the state's Republican governor, Tim Pawlenty, may refuse to certify the election even if the State Supreme Court rules for Franken, in order to ingratiate himself with the right-wing of his party for a potential presidential bid. But, let's be honest, if your party has already decided that you're slightly less qualified than Sarah Palin to be VP, they're not going to make you president ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-begala/al-franken-wins-minnesota_b_187145.html

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1. "If character were oil, Norm Coleman would be a quart low. " . . .Priceless !

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2. Oooops..Sting!

"But, let's be honest, if your party has already decided that you're slightly less qualified than Sarah Palin to be VP, they're not going to make you president" ...

I hope norm was out there with the teabaggers today..they have so much in common.