No Delay for Franken's Swearing-In
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers
Despite some media reports that suggest new Minnesota Sen. Al Franken won't be sworn in for at least a week, Democratic leadership sources tell us it will happen early next week. "Either Monday or Tuesday," said an aide to Majority Leader Harry Reid. "There will be no delay," he added, dismissing media speculation that it might take two weeks for Franken to officially replace ousted Sen. Norm Coleman. It will most likely come early since Franken is eager to come to Washington and Reid has set aside next week for floor consideration of key appropriations bills, which he wants to speed through so that the Senate can take up the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
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Stolen Election???
Patrick- you forgot your meds
Gore 2000 vindicated
A unanimous decision by the court of all political stripes. Apparently, the elections are only rigged when Republicans lose them.
Stolen Election
Al Franken and the Democrats PROVED they can steal an election. Coleman had the most votes on election night and he had the most votes on the re-count.
His APPOINTMENT confirms that Minnesotanians can't get a fair election. No uniform standards and some counties reporting MORE VOTES CASTE than ACTUAL VOTERS!
Un-Like "Al Forest Gump Gore's" attempt to cheat the system by only selecting pro Gump counties fore recounts Forest Gore NEVER LED ANY VOTE COUNT AT ANY TIME. Even when 3 Liberal organizations did their own recounts they concluded the same results: BUSH WON FAIR AND SQUARE.
Tea Pot Dome, Kennedy Election (mob), etc, etc, etc. Democrats are proven frauds and Despots
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