[flattorney]

Governor Pawlenty speaks out for Norm Coleman
      In a MSNBC interview this afternoon, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) suggested that the Minnesota Senate recount between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken could take several more months to be resolved -- leaving open the possibility that Coleman may appeal his case to the federal courts. Asked if he would sign an election certificate if the three-judge panel rules that Franken continues to hold a narrow lead over Coleman, Pawlenty said he would wait until the appeals process runs its course.




Minneapolis Star Tribune (Endorsed Coleman) Senate Recount | Live Video
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Endorsed by Al “Globull Fraud” Gore
Coleman-GOP Election Recount Legal Action(s) | MN Sec. of State Mark "Commie Soros Puppet" Ritchie
"The Dirt": Arianna Huffington was Franken's Secret Video Sex 'Ho - Post 2

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[hoe_cake]

Too strange to be real life...too strange.

[Mr Rogers]

Minnesota deserves Franken. The rest of the US does not.

[ZULU]

From little ACORNS, election fraud grows.

[nufsed]

Shouldn’t the term be longer than the appeals?

[flattorney]

04.04.09: Senate GOPs back Coleman all the way
      Abstract: Senate Republicans are backing their beleaguered colleague in Minnesota, saying former Sen. Norm Coleman should push his election case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Coleman has been battling Democrat Al Franken since November for the seat that used to be his, but recent court decisions have moved against him in the legal battle over the recount. Franken technically has a 225-vote lead, and last week a decision gave him a stronger chance of clinging to it. But Coleman's colleagues in the Senate say they trust him and his legal team, and are willing to support a bid to the U.S. Supreme Court if the Minnesota Supreme Court rules against him.
      "I'll back Norm as far as he believes he should go," said Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.). "He's there on the ground, he's the one with the best information and he's a good and honorable man. It's very hotly contested, very close, and there's a lot of questions." "Norm is somebody I greatly respect, I think he has very good judgment, and he has a great sense of what ought to be done. It's his case and he's in the middle of it," said Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). "I know it's not damaging the party because I don't hear that. But I do think Norm is a very sensitive, thoughtful person and whatever Norm is doing I'm sure he believes is exactly the right thing to do and I support that." Several Republicans compare the Coleman case to the Bush v. Gore decision in 2000, in which the standard of differently-counted votes came into play. "This is about making sure every legal vote is counted, this isn't just about Norm Coleman. This is about protecting the rights of voters," said National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (R-Texas). "It's to my mind a very noble endeavor and one in which, frankly, I admire his perseverence. I support getting it right, and if that includes a federal lawsuit, then so be it. I do think there are important legal issues that don't just affect Minnesota, or affect this race. They affect elections all around the country -- a uniform standard to make sure which votes are counted, and which are not."
      Moderate GOP members also say they back a U.S. Supreme Court battle if Coleman chooses. "Whatever he says," said Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine.). "So much has been committed. He's obviously invested so much in time and commitment and money -- it's staggering -- so I think it's important that either side abide by the final process by which the final decision will be rendered. It would put your mind at peace with the outcome." Republican leadership also say they back Coleman solidly, saying they trust his lawyers' handling of the case. "They know what to do based on their intimate knowledge of the case," said Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). "I wouldn't presume to give them advice." "The question is, 'Should every Minnesotan's vote count?' And there are are lots of votes out there that weren't counted, so the process ought to be played out until it's concluded," said Senate Republican Conference Vice Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.). "He should be able to exercise his options... There's a pretty good rationale for taking it to the U.S. Supreme Court."

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[bigbob]

The game now has to be to waste as much of Franken’s time and money as possible before he ultimately is seated. The fix was in on election day.

Coleman must be a really lousy Senator in addition to human being for this to have ever happened.

[trumandogz]

Frankin, with his mouth and in the Senate would be Lead Fundraiser for the GOP.

[jws3sticks]

How many were generated by our "friends" from ACORN?

What a farce!

[janipa]

I would contribute to a large billboard of Franken in that diaper pose saying —Minnesota, this is your senator.

[BlueNgold]

Donning my flame suit...
OK then, I feel safe now.

It hasn’t been said often enough that if Sen Coleman, in the aftermath of his scandal, had not been so arrogant as to put himself and his personal ambition over the good of the nation, and the party for that matter, we would not now be in this position. He never should have run.

I do not excuse chicanery of the democrats - I simply state that it is a known quantity, and there are other qualified candidates in MN for whom this election would not have even been close.

[Ann Archy]

I REALLY want Franken in the Senate! I want the American people to see what CLOWNS are in the Senate and what kind of people ELECT the CLOWNS!

[flattorney]

04.07.09: Minnesota Public Radio Audio
MN Secretary of State Mark "Former? Communist and Soro's Puppet" Ritchie
talkes about recount decision.

Democrat Al Franken's lead in the U.S. Senate election has increased to 312 votes. Election officials added the results of 351 improperly rejected votes to the overall count today and now the three-judge panel presiding over the election challenge will focus on other issues raised by Republican Norm Coleman. To talk more about the effects of the recount today on the election in general we interviewed Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.