Comments on: Minn. court rules for Franken in Senate fight

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:30:48 +0000

This country is going down the friggin toilet , when a friggin stupid comedian from the not funny S.N.L. show wins !First the President robs us in broad daylight now we’ve got a stupid comedian to laugh his way into congress to screw us somemore !!! God please save our country , we’ve got idiots running it !! Screw Obama …..

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:32:55 +0000

Now let’s see: the Democrats have 60 votes in the Senate and a large majority in the House. Yet they are unable to fulfill their promises to pass ENDA, repeal DOMA, and end DADT. No money to the Democrats until they fulfill their promises.

By: drewski

drewski — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:57:08 +0000

Joe, explain to me how any third party is going to build a base in the US that will make it anything more than a wedge. We’re not the UK or Germany, where multiple parties have easy access to the population because the density is 500/sq mi or more. Lobbying and campaigning cost money. Moreover, the US electorate has shown very consistently that it’s more scared of the left than the right, though the right has created a corporate-welfare state the full equal of any social-welfare state in northern Europe. So where’s the money, Joe? Explain your theory, because 230 years of American history argue against you.

Has Coleman really and truly acknowledged defeat? Or has he made noises to that effect, only to drag this out for a year or two if he can find the right forum?

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:24:06 +0000

He might seem like a friend to us, but he will not do anything to change our status. Just like B.O., he will have very specific interests and will turn his back to us. 2 party systems won’t create great social change, so sit back and wait for several decades. Yeahhhhh…..snor. Al…snorrr…zzzzzzzz

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:20:05 +0000

It does not make any difference. We are still treated the same.

By: James

James — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:39:56 +0000

Thank goodness this can now be put aside and now let’s see what the Democrats in the Senate can do with pro-gay legislation. http://indeclaration.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/its-about-franken-time/ It’s time we hold them accountable to us. Afterall, with 60 votes, we should be able to block the filibuster against us.

By: ALAN

ALAN — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:27:46 +0000

My burning question is — who is paying for the legal challenges by Coleman. I hope that it isn’t the taxpayer. If it is the Republican Party then that is fine with me. Just as long as it isn’t the taxpayer.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:25:39 +0000

JUST IN:
Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:12:05 +0000

Now if Al Gore had only held out for 8 months after the presidential election, the nation might have been spared 8 years of a bellicose oligarchy.

By: Jaroslaw

Jaroslaw — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:06:44 +0000

Well said, Jessi. I think they should have seated Franken and then ran the dispute through the court system. Whether or not I like Franken, which I do, has nothing to do with this. The other guy is entitled to object (and should if he really feels something is illegal or fraudulent), but if it turns out he loses, he’s robbed Franken of part of his term of office.

I just can’t figure out why this would take 8 months!