Comments on: Franken-Coleman Recount Update, 01/03/09: Will Harry Seat Norman?

By: lduvall

lduvall — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:50:14 +0000

actually, if it requires backbone reid will no doubt pass.

By: gtomkins

gtomkins — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:59:45 +0000

The unwritten constitution

According to the Constitution, every two years we have a completely new Congress. Any holdovers in membership are purely incidental.

But the reality is that the Congress has less turnover than the late-unlamented Soviet Politburo. So of course its membership has gotten used to carrying over the internal power structure from Congress to Congress, and to otherwise think of those elections every two years as pesky formalities interrupting what is, by rights, their continuing membership in this elite club.

A government of laws and not of men? Hmmm… Sounds like a nice idea. Maybe we should try it some time.

By: LindaR

LindaR — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:14:10 +0000

How on earth could Coleman be seated?

Is this part of that “even when Republicans lose, they win” rule?

By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:41:37 +0000

Reid will probably sit Coleman to make sure Republicans are happy, but he won’t seat Burris! Never! Reid helping his own party? NEVER!!!!

By: JohnEmerson

JohnEmerson — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:22:40 +0000

Coleman is in a very weak position. All he really can do now is monkeywrench, delay, misrepresent the recount process, and try to make Franken look bad.

By: nonplussed

nonplussed — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:20:20 +0000

I used that same line as a closer after a few choice Scalia snarkisms, pointed out how the Republicans have no place accusing anyone of electoral hi-jinks, and claimed the only people who thought that was an issue was Mistress Malkin (couldn’t resist) and the RW Bloggers. A 150 words make it hard to get in what you want to say! The Editorial Staff of our major Daily has taken a Rightward shift lately and is primarily printing incendiary RW letters, perhaps to create controversy or maybe to show this college town what frightful troglodytes walk among us!

By: newtonusr

newtonusr — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:12:22 +0000

nice

By: Margot

Margot — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:55:33 +0000

Can I crib from yours? All that’s coming to mind is “We won. Get over it!”

By: scotchamo

scotchamo — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:53:28 +0000

But if Cronyn threatens to hold his breath until he gets his way, Reid will have to cave in – who can stand up to that kind of pressure?

By: nonplussed

nonplussed — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:51:37 +0000

Is done. I can’t resist.