It used to seem so simple: Gain a U.S. Senate seat by election or appointment, then take that seat. No more. “Al Franken is falsely declaring victory based on an artificial lead created on the back of the double counting of ballots,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Tuesday, reacting to Franken’s double-digit lead in the recount over incumbent Republican Norm Coleman. Cornyn added: “Minnesotans will not accept a recount in which some votes are counted twice, and I expect the Senate would have a problem seating a candidate who has not duly won an election.” Any bets on how long it will take to seat all three new senators from Minnesota, Illinois and New York?
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Let’s just go with openness in government and put ‘em all up on Ebay.
Should make it much easier for George Soros & co.
“What Cornyn didn’t mention is that in January 2007, the House, then controlled by the Democrats, did provisionally seat Vern Buchanan (R) of Florida even though there was a lot of evidence that something was wrong (large number of undervotes in Democratic counties that used voting machines but not in other counties).”
http://electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Dec31.html
Nevertheless, he’ll always be known as “Landslide Al.”
Great post, Linda–
That’s exactly what I was thinking too.
There was zero outrage when Bush won in Florida by not counting the votes at all.
BTW, CONs, say hello to the new SENATOR from Minnesota, the author of Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot and other observations.
BOTH of these guys only got about 42% – apparently a large number on MN residents did not like their choices.
Al Franken is a big fat senator?
Maybe; I’m waiting to see how the absentee ballots turn out.
Any bets on how long it will take to seat all three new senators from Minnesota, Illinois and New York?
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hehehe
Let’s see, democrats stealing a Senate seat in Minnesota; democrats selling a Senate seat in Illinois and a democrat trying to buy one in New York.
Who cares how long it takes? It’s great to watch no matter which democrat pant loads end up in Washington!
Well Hank – since there is no evidence of theft in MN that part means nothing. I agree with you on IL – for some reason the governors there have been bipartisanly corrupt over the years. That is why I with Blogo had gone for a ‘neutral’ as I noted. As for New York – I’m not a big Kennedy fan either.
I had been somewhat neutral on MN until I read Coulter’s rant. Now I want Franken to prevail.
Stealing? Explain?
Democrats deserve a comedian in Congress. There are not enough liberal jokers already in place.
Quantity over quality.
Let’s put both of the damned blowhards in the same office and make them work together.
They claim they just want to help us poor folks and such?
A no brainer then, if that’s REALLY the case.
Helping the people doesn’t seem to be something they ever get around to inbetween never-ending campaigns.
Assholes, anyway.
Shitters.
All of them.
Just shitters.
I think the dems should seat the Il. appointee. So far there are only accusations against the gov., and since it’s his job to fill the vacancy he should. Unless there’s evidence/proof that the job has been sold.
Innocent until proven guilty.
Coleman declared victory prematurely, why shouldn’t Al, he’s alot closer to the end game than coleman was when he did.
Shitters.
Rotten shitters.
In it for money and power.
Screw the public.
They’re just taxpayers.
Here’s a thought – let’s let the MN people handle their own recount – okay? If the winner is Franken – then so be it. If it is Coleman – then so be it.
But isn’t there some accusations of financial problems surrounding Coleman? Maybe Mr. Coleman should take care of this little matter before running off his mouth about Franken ’stealing’ the election.
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DavosRancheros
Posted December 31, 2008 at 1:19 pm | Permalink
Stealing? Explain?
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http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/12/missing-ballots-in-minneapolis.html
This is a circus I believe will go on for who knows how long.
dond – all your link shows is that they are having difficulties – not that there has been any theft.
I would say they’re either stealing it or stealing it back. Doesn’t really matter anymore, don’t ya think? Minnesota deserve what they get after electing Governors like Ventura.
In many ways Ventura was a breath of fresh air.
“If you Republicans ever hope to win an election, you better win it big. If its close we will steal it”. Alleged quote of comment on the floor of the Senate made by a Democrat Senator to a Republican colleague. In 1961.
Obama hasn’t even taken the oath of office yet and the Democrats are proving once again that when it comes to sleaze and corruption, they are second to no one.
“I have no idea what I am talking about, and if you are in north central Kansas I will prove it” alleged quote from Chris in 2008.
Coleman needs to concede.
“Just give me the ballot boxes and I’ll make sure Bush wins” alleged quote from Kathleen Harris Florida 2000.
“Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who is chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee,”
What affair is it of his?
He is powerless to do anything. I guess he missed the results of the last election. They’re STILL trying to tell him it is time for cons to sit down and shut up.
Kathleen Harris. Ah yes. A blast from the past.
And look how well the GOP treated her afterwards.
Of course, she is stark, raving mad.
Dennis
Yes, indeed. Rove, et al. really showed their
contemptappreiciation for Katherine Harris.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Harris
“Kathleen Harris. Ah yes. A blast from the past.
And look how well the GOP treated her afterwards.
Of course, she is stark, raving mad.
Dennis”
Big tits, though.
Kathleen Harris sure hitched her wagon to the wrong star. One she picked fell like a meteor.
Katherine Harris is a serial liar (check out the Wiki entry above) and has one of the worst face lifts I have ever seen. Jay Leno commented that her face looked like that of a dog who was hanging out the window of speeding car. That is more accurate than comical.
Is stupidity passed by casual contact by left wing bloggers? No I’m serious. The Dems on this site remind me of school children. Your responses are so juvenile and unintelligent it is even beneath school yard arguments. Are there any intellectuals out there? Not in “hate world” which is where most of you reside. Al Franken actually is the perfect Democrat Senator. No intelligence (for real, not imagined like your claims about GWB), no intellect, no character. Just pure hatred. A man totally devoid of any morals.
It is reported that at the beginning of the French Revolution, a Street prostitute was brought into the National Assembly Hall. She was given a robe and a crown and proclaimed to be the Goddess of Liberty. An orgy then began with most of the distinguished Legislators of France partaking right on the floor of the Legislative Chambers. It is not hard to imagine a U.S. Senate populated with the likes of Al Frankin doing something similar.
Chris, you know, when you have one finger pointed out, you have three pointing back in.
Tell ya what, why don’t republicans be grown ups and let the senators be seated, and we won’t act like children too.
Deal?
I think you better get your facts straight p-momma. It is the entire Democrat caucus of the U.S. Senate that has said they will not seat anybody appointed by Blago.
As for New York, that too is a Democrat show with Democrats like Gary Ackerman leading the charge against Caroline Kennedy.
As to Minnesota, well until just recently, nobody imagined that even the Democrats would attempt to seat someone as tainted and who obviously did not win except by out and out fraud like Franken did. Even so, if the Democrats stick together, there is no way the Republicans can block it.
The people of Minnesota deserve better than an asshole like Al Franken
Al Franken, heck….he’d make a good Dimocrat Sen., only slightly more stupid that many of the ones there now. Only even ruder and more obnoxious.
Only even ruder and more obnoxious.
pot and kettle comes to mind here
Dennis
What do Harry Reid and Al Franken have in common?
Harry Reids not funny either.
Another content-free post from Chris-from-Crap-Town: Democrats = debauched French revolutionaries.
That’s why they call it a non-sequitor.
Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.
Remember when Faux News sued Franken for their “trademarked” phrase–fair and balanced?
And how a federal judge literally laughed it out of court?
C’mon, CONs, let me hear you say it:
Senator Al Franken!
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton!
President of the United States Barack HUSSEIN Obama!
2009 is shaping up to be a very good year . . .
Speaking of debauched legislators, let’s review:
Republican Mayor Jim West, now deceased, indicted for child rape.
Republican Senator David Vitter, whose phone number was found in the list of the DC Madame.
Republican Senator Larry Craig, arrested for soliciting public gay sex in an airport restroom.
None of these fine public servants resigned from their office . . .
Crappy says: 2009 is shaping up to be a very good year . . .
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2009 is shaping up to be a very good year.
Especially for radical Islamic jihadists, rogue criminal currency speculators like George Soros and friends, radical homosexuals, one world government advocates, unilateral disarmament types. and just about every other freedom hating, America loathing, foreign dirtbags.
WAH!!!!!!
Chris – it is looking like a bad year for the corrupt mercenaries on Blackwater, Halliburton, rogue business crooks like Mozillo and others. I hope they prosecute these freedom hating, America loathing dirtbags and their fellow travellers in the Bush administration.
It will also be a bad year for the jihadists based in the House of Saud if we can cut them off rather than supporting them as Bush has done.
Ben, for a so called Man of Letters, you posts seem to be lacking in any kind of intellect. Why does a man of your education and intelligence even waste time blogging with a bunch of hacks like us anyway?
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Ben haven’t you been around long enough to realize that a change of administration from one party to the other in D.C. merely means exchanging one set of crooks for another.
Also, pulling the rug out from under the House of Saud would be an incredibly dangerous and stupid thing to do. A power vacuum like that would surely be filled with those who are even more dedicated to Islamic Jihad and even more anti american.
“radical Islamic jihadists, rogue criminal currency speculators, radical homosexuals, one world government advocates, unilateral disarmament types and just about every other freedom hating, America loathing, foreign dirtbags.”
Wow.
I can’t parody that–it’s already so patently ridiculous, it’s like something from The Onion.
Dude, are you president of what’s left of the John Birch Society or something?
It’s such a shame that the House Un-American Activities Committee got shut down . . . about 60 years ago . . .
“This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq.” . . . shouted by the Iraqi television reporter as he threw his shoes at Worst-President-Ever.
Amen, brother.
Amen.
Bush by the numbers for 2008 (from ThinkProgress)
– Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq: 322.
– Number Of U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan: 151.
– Number Of Jobs Lost: 1.9 million.
– Number Of Banks Federal Government Now Owns Stock In: 206.
– Number Of Uninsured Americans: 47.5 million.
– Change In Housing Prices: declined 18 percent.
– Change In Health Insurance Premiums: increased 5 percent.
– Change In Number Of Delinquent Mortgages: increased 75 percent.
– Change In Use Of Food Stamps: increased 17 percent.
– Change In Dow Jones Industrial Average: declined 35 percent.
– Change In Bush Approval Rating: declined 9 percent
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At some point, Bush ceases to be the real idiot and is replaced by his CONservative apologists.
CONs like CrapTownChris, Hank, Nathan, Regular, outlander, GMC embarass themselves continually by refusing to acknowledge even one of Bush’s egregious decisions and policies.
Sad . . . just sad.
Chris – the House of Saud incubated Wahabi – the sect that gave us OBL and al-Quadi. Or were you unaware of that?
I did not advocate a preciptous ‘pulling the rug out’ but we shold be working with democracy movements in the region to prepare for its inevitable fall. As we should have learned from our experiences with our ALLY Saddam Hussain despots can turn against us.
“Why does a man of your education and intelligence even waste time blogging with a bunch of hacks like us anyway?” Simple: I look at you as comic relief.