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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Politics Congrats, Sen. Franken

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 1:20 PM

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Cato the Younger Younger 1
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.
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on June 30, 2009 at 1:27 PM
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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!
Posted by welcome home losers on June 30, 2009 at 1:37 PM
johnyawl 3
@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.
Posted by johnyawl on June 30, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Carollani 4
Hahahaha, nice. Watch out all Lying Liars, here comes Senator Franken!
Posted by Carollani http://www.carollani.com/wordpress on June 30, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Reverse Polarity 5
Wow. I'm kinda surprised. I thought Coleman would take it to the US Supreme Court before giving up.

Pussy.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on June 30, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Diagnosed 6
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.
Posted by Diagnosed on June 30, 2009 at 2:07 PM
emma's bee 7
Coleman is giving up to run for MN gov now that Pawlenty's out of the race. Hopefully Norm will be run out of town on a rail.
Posted by emma's bee on June 30, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Lily Fluffbottom 8
Its about time. I stopped caring months ago.
Posted by Lily Fluffbottom http://lilyfluffbottom.blogspot.com on June 30, 2009 at 2:32 PM
kim in portland 9
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.
Posted by kim in portland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPpCxY05dqs on June 30, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Urgutha Forka 10
@7,
I would SOOOO wish to see Jesse Ventura go kick his ass there again.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 30, 2009 at 3:07 PM
Max Solomon 11
the senate is about to get a lot more sarcastic and droll. i'm going to enjoy this a lot.
Posted by Max Solomon on June 30, 2009 at 3:20 PM
i'm pro-science and i vote 12
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
Posted by i'm pro-science and i vote http://home.comcast.net/~theyellowdog/joerepublican.htm on June 30, 2009 at 3:29 PM
The Amazing Jim 13
I now yeild the balance of my time to Stuart Smally. Because he's smart enough, good enough and gosh darn it, people like him!
Posted by The Amazing Jim http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=100000076496291&ref=profile on June 30, 2009 at 3:41 PM

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