Coleman brought the election to the ECC, and has had ample resources to try and prove that the mythical 4400 ballots should be included. It is very telling to me that Twice Blessed and other Coleman apologists will never clearly articulate what standards should be used to scrutinize the rejected absentee ballots. They also will never specify what makes the 4400 different from other, properly rejected ballots, or what criteria they applied to arrive at that number.

I don’t recall MNpublius claiming the DFL wanted Al Franken to drop out when a full third of its members voted for Pricilla Lord Faris in the primary.

There is a reason that they have a Little League 10 run rule… it helps no one to bludgeon a team so out of its’ league that they are that far down. Right now Norm has lost every ruling, the recount and the election. He will lose the Minnesota Supreme Court case if it is even accepted. Is he going on in the hopes that the US Supreme Court will ignore 250 years of states rights, the Constitution and the votes of Minnesota citizens to seat his whiny ass in the Senate? Remember that even if that happens he still has to explain some financial shenanigans to the FBI.

The only reason Norm Coleman is doing this stumble bum routine is that he thinks he will be rewarded by the national Republican Party for getting in the way of seating the 59th Democrat in the Senate. A good guess is that after he concedes his loss, they will look at the money wasted and the damage done to their political goals and pass on doing anything for the opportunist twit. Look how well it worked out for Scooter Libby.

“Oh, and it’s nice to see the Star Tribune pinning the DFL as the people calling Coleman to quit”

Aaron, the DFL has a link on their website to a external site using giveitupnorm.com as the URL, don’t be an idiot and think for yourself for once, I am embarrassed for you!

Whether I prefer Franken over Coleman is irrelevant. Whether most of us trust the process by which we choose our elected officials is highly relevant. That trust would be damaged ir if either of these candidates attempts to circumvent the electoral process to gain this seat.

This contest remains to be decided. The legitimacy of the outcome of this process will be evident when it is finally decided. The candidates themselves will be held personally responsible for the legitimacy of the outcome. They should both remain cognizant of that fact.

What more can be done without completely throwing out all the laws in place for absentee ballots? All DFLers want every legal ballot counted, they just don’t want to change thye rules after the game has been played and winner announced.

I do agree the STRIB is a tool, for lots of other reasons. And that Norm should let it go - losing by “ever so slightly” is still losing.