Franken says attending orientation would be presumptuous (Al is meeting with Senate Dems in DC)

[onehandle]

Source: AP

MINNEAPOLIS -- Democrat Al Franken says he'll be in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with Democratic Senate leaders.

There's an orientation for new senators being held this week, but Franken told WCCO-TV on Sunday that it would be presumptuous to attend the orientation with the race between him and Republican Sen. Norm Coleman still unsettled.

Coleman leads Franken by only 206 votes, and a statewide recount will be conducted starting this week to determine the winner.

Franken will meet with Senate leaders on Wednesday. Franken spokeswoman Colleen Murray says Franken has also hired a transition director so that if he comes out ahead after the recount, he will be ready to serve.

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[keta11]

1. Franken disappointed me tremendously

How can you not defeat Norm Coleman sizeably in a Dem year?????? How bad a campaigner can you be?

[dysfunctional press]

2. you have to remember that it's minnesota- the state that elected jesse 'the body' ventura governor.

and it ain't over yet...

[Ian David]

4. Are you suggesting Franken try and tag Jesse, who will hit Coleman with a folding chair? n/t

[truthisfreedom]

5. I don't think we'll need to go quite that far this year. Al may simply win it based on COUNTING THE

VOTES... a concept lost on rethugs like coleman who suppress the turnout, then resist counting every vote.

[Ian David]

6. No, Jesse needs to climb up on the ropes and jump onto the table with all the ballots on it.

That would be much more entertaining.

[Ian David]

3. Third-party spoinler candidate plus the 10% edge Repukes get from voter suppression + election fraud

[amdezurik]

7. now now, you know keta just wanted to accuse

facts are not needed for those in that mind set...in fact they are counter-prouctive to a good old-fashioned fact-free Billdo-style rant

[onehandle]

8. Yep. Al had his own personal Nader sucking away nearly 1 in 5 votes.

See below...

[TygrBright]

9. Please to not forget Dean Barkley pissing in the drinking fountain...

I would really like to see some disgusted Dems jump out from behind a parked car at Dean and give him the mother of all wedgies.

irritatedly,
Bright

[merwin]

10. It's hard for a lot of people to get over him being a comedian.