Coleman was not appeased (by the DFL apology). He issued a release saying that the DFL release had “lied about Coleman’s vote.” It continued: “If DFL Chairman Brian Melendez truly wants to ‘put partisanship aside’ as he says, he may want to start checking the Congressional record before creating his own reality.”…Melendez left a voicemail with Coleman’s chief of staff apologizing for the mix-up.
Read the part about his tie too - it’s mildly amusing and somewhat interesting.
Let’s not pick on poor Norm for forgetting his tie. He has enough to do to remember which side of an issue he’s supposed take on any given day. That can’t be easy.
Coleman forgot his necktie? He’s so busy flip-floppins, he’s losing his dapper reputation.
Forward six months: “Senator Norm Coleman showed up today in impeccable pinstriped Armani suit, silk tie, white shirt, cuff links, yuppie haicut - but journalists noted that the formerly fastidious dresser was barefoot.
“I forgot my Gucci wngtips. And the socks were in the shoes. It could happen to anyone!” said a shamefaced Coleman, as he attempted to buy the socks off one well-dressed DC correspondent.
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