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Stuart Smally — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:46:46 GMT

Republican Pawlenty isn't likely to go along with the request until Coleman exhausts all his dirty tricks, law suits and more expensive and wasteful challenges.

Coleman is such a hypocrite (he IS a Republican after all) because he won't do what he told Frankin to do back when it looked like he had barely won the election. Stand back for the good of Minnesota. Well, Normie, take your own advice, you hypocritical coward. For the good of Minnesota and the USA.

Senator Frankin because he's good enough, smart enough and dogonnit people like him.

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jerry/corpus christi texas — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:50:41 GMT

Kind of hard to seat Al Franken when thee was so much cheating and unbelievable crookedness in Minnesota.

But that is just the kind of nasty things Liberals do.

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:) Palomino — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:03:32 GMT

Like I said, everyone knows some Franken counties had way many more votes than they had residences so it's obvious that votes for Franken were counted more than once. But you have to laugh at it because it's the way of the Dems.

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Molly Anna — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:04:35 GMT

And Obama is not king.

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Bad Chihuahua :) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:15:53 GMT

I don't think the Republicans get too hot over ANYTHING the Dems do anymore. No surprises left after Franken, Blagojevich, Burris, etc.

Like the title of an old George Strait song ...
"I've Come To Expect It From You."

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Monkberry Moon — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:21:52 GMT

Congrats to George H. W. Bush on the inauguration of your gigantic new aircraft carrier, The SS George H. W. Bush, stationed in Norfolk, Va.

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D Ray — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:25:50 GMT

Oh, like Coleman didn't do that a few weeks ago.

What-evs dudes.

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A.Brocco,Albuquerque,NM — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:26:08 GMT

Coleman would be lost in Washington as a senator. With no Bush or Cheney to guide him the guy would not know what to say or how to act. He certainly needs to step down, smell the roses and get a life of his own.

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Joe — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:46:09 GMT

Stupid.

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cmac — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:59:09 GMT

Franken is perfectly justified in this request since THERE IS NO MATHEMATIC WAY FOR COLEMAN TO OVERCOME FRANKEN'S LEAD. At this point, Coleman is behaving just like Hillary during the primary. Although the math says it's over, he is still looking for some miracle by the courts that would somehow hand him the election. Unfortunately even if they count the outstanding 650 absentee ballots and remove the alledged 100 double-counted votes (that don't exist) Coleman would gain at the most 120 votes, still putting him over 100 votes behind Franken once every last vote is counted. It's over. Stop being petulant GOP. Stop hoping for the long-shot Normie.

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stumped in colorado — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:11:21 GMT

And how does Coleman square this with the sentiment he had before the recount? When he asked Franken to concede, since it would be in the best interests of the State of Minnesota.

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BGands, Daytona Beach, FL — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:35:53 GMT

Two points I would like to make. DIdnt Mr. Coleman make a statement shortly after election day that Mr. Franken should respectfully bow out in the spirit of bipartisan healing? I wonder why the same statement doesnt apply now that he is the one lagging behind.

Second point is, Since Coleman feels it isnt prudent for him to follow his own advice, the Franken camp should let the legal system run its course. Before Democrats jump all over me, I am a registered Dem, and stand slightly left of center. But I do feel, in the interest of fairness, any Democrat who cried foul in the 2000 Presidential election, and also supports Franken's certification without due process running its course is no better than the Neoconservative who worked very hard to stop the recount in Florida in 2000.

On a side note, doesnt it make ya kinda miss the old days when the US could hold an election without lawyers and judges getting involed?

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greg remington — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:22:11 GMT

republicans will do anything to stop the seating of franken, face it repukes norm coleman lost!!!! now let franken in

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WM Hockenberry Romeoville Illinois — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:03:30 GMT

What we have here is "THE OLD BOY NET WORK". It appears they want to keep out anyone who might not go along with the "NET WORK AGENDA. It matters not that they are elected or appointed. "PROTECT OUR PHONEY BALONY JOBS"

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jake, New York, New York — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:04:05 GMT

Ha.

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Jim Franklyn — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:18:34 GMT

As an American citizen, all you have to do is look at this election as another example of how pathetic our political system is. A comedian from Saturday Night Live with no elected experience beats another liar in the Senate (it is my belief they are all corrupt and disgusting). They should fire everyone who has been in office 12 years or more and start over.

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Xavier — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:24:03 GMT

Somebody please tell Coleman he lost already. His rotting corpse is starting to stink up the place.

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Mark O., Ladera Ranch, CA — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:17:00 GMT

I'd expect nothing less from the exuberant Franken campaign. The GOP is apoplectic that an incumbent Repulican was bested by a former SNL comedian. Franken is just tweaking GOP noses with this move. They knew going in that it was a long shot. They also knew it would get Franken more press. You go, Al!

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Lyn, KCMO — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:30:26 GMT

This is nuts... Coleman is telling the people of MN that it's HIM or NOTHING... Is he emotionally stable? Oh wait, he's calling it 'audacious' that he would actually loose an election...

But then, Bachmann won there also... Yuck...

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Goldenrod — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:04:12 GMT

Gee, if the Senate can seat Burris without the State certification why can't they seat Franken?

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sotiredofignorance — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:21:52 GMT

jerry/corpus christi TX Why don't you educate all of us on the corruption in MN? I challenge you to do that. It may interest you to know (though it probably won't since people like you prefer to cast aspersions without fact) that the State Canvassing Board in MN is made up of Pawlenty's appointees, (and yes jerry, he is a Republican) one Independent and one Democrat. The makeup of that Board is largely Republican. Are you trying to say that they would cheat on Coleman's behalf?

So put up or shut up.