Posted on 12/15/2008 3:07:25 PM PST by Chet 99
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Supreme Court is getting involved in the state's unsettled U.S. Senate race.
The court said Monday it will weigh whether to stop the sorting and counting of wrongly rejected absentee ballots until clear instructions are handed down.
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman petitioned the court to step in after the state board overseeing the recount recommended those ballots be considered last week. Coleman maintains there aren't clear guidelines for the recommendation and could lead to disarray among the 87 counties.
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What is the best guess estimate of the lead as of now? Does anyone have a count of how the questioned absentee ballots mix?
Well, I work for a worldwide company who employs 86,000 people and a coworker who sits next to me is as I am and a Minnesota lifer and is the "most seasoned" employee within our company. (he was working for pay when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in the '40's)
Perhaps the fountain of youth is filled with Minnesota waters? ; )
50’s not cold, it’s brisk is all.. you have not lived until you try to start you car when it’s -45 ;-)
Because they pretty much have a monopoly on the information flow. It's the Left's Ministry of Information.
LOL, I think I'll use that.
And they vote twice. At least.
No, they have much more power by threatening to vote with the Dems if we don’t bow to their demands.
That means Snowe, Collins, and Spectre will be controlling our agenda.
Ugh, wake me up in 2 years.
Well now Franken(stein) can claim in this race like he has on Bush/Gore for 8 years that Coleman was SELECTED not ELECTED. :)
I think we’re quite alike in that sense. Here in sunny Kaliphonia we’ve got a bunch of liberal wing nuts running the show.
Hey, now that’s longevity.
I don’t think I could even start me at -45.
We should all use it until proven wrong about him. Like that’s going to happen... Zero is probably way to charitable though.
If you say so. ;-)
That is the coldest I have been out in. A cup of water thrown out into that would freeze on the way to the ground.
You have to keep your skin covered too don’t you. I’ve heard it would freeze in moments if you didn’t. I suppose you have to wear some kind of covering for your eyes too. Yikes.
No exposed skin. Never touch anything at ambient temperature with unprotected skin. Even at -30, it will numb it immediately, that is if you are lucky enough for your skin to be dry. Damp or wet skin will freeze to the surface and separation will cost you skin.
Breathing hard can cause frost injuries to mucosa and even lung tissue, so you take your time, and wear something in front of your face to preheat air.
I grow a beard when it gets below -20, in advance if I am paying attention to long range forecasts, and if I do not have to be clean shaven while out on the rig (some wells the probability of encountering Hydrogen Sulfide gas is so low I can get away with it because I will not have to use breathing apparatus).
The facial hair provides a boundary static air layer which makes a huge difference, and moisture from breathing coats that with frost/ice after a little while which forms a wind-stopping protective layer on the outside of the beard for the skin underneath.
You dress in layers, the outermost to stop the wind, the others to act as insulation to keep warm. If you are very active you can shed a thin layer or two, but if you only have one thick layer you can't. The greatest danger aside from too little is too much, if you start sweating you are in trouble. Thinsulate is one of the neatest things, as it cuts the weight and bulk of those layers while increasing effectiveness, so it is easier to be warm and move, too.
Needless to say, a warm hat or some sort of head gear is necessary: 40% of your body heat escapes from your head.
Everything takes two to three times as long to do as it does when it is warm and all that isn't necessary, so it is a great opportunity to learn patience. (8^D)
Well, it is nice to not a have a Southern state as the most f’ed up, for a change.
I can’t believe, though how close we are to having Al Franken in congress. What a screwed up world.
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