2008 Senate

Minnesota finally completed the recount and Al Franken officially beat Norm Coleman by 312 votes out of nearly 3 million. So what's next? Norm Coleman will appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court, which will uphold the meticulous work of the 3-judge panel. Then Coleman will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing the outrageous decision in Bush v. Gore as precedent, even though the Supreme Court declared Bush v. Gore should never be used as a precedent.

As Ernest A. Canning reports for BradBlog:

Referencing Florida 2000's controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bush v. Gore, Ginsberg contended Coleman was denied equal protection.

On Saturday, Minnesota counted more than 950 previously unopened absentee ballots and Al Franken added 176 votes to his lead, which is now 225.

With no more votes to count, will Republican Norm Coleman concede defeat? Of course not! Even though he hates trial lawyers, he will pay every one he can find to file every possible lawsuit until he finds an "activist judge" who is willing to overturn the will of the people.

OK, so Norm Coleman is a super-sore loser. But what about Republican leaders in Washington who demanded "bipartisanship" from President-elect Obama and the Democratic Congress? Will they demonstrate "bipartisanship" by recognizing Al Franken as the Senator chosen by the people of Minnesota?

Of course not! Senate Republicans plan to filibuster Franken's swearing-in.

MSNBC has called it:

WASHINGTON - Convicted Sen. Ted Stevens lost his re-election bid to Democrat Mark Begich after the last large batch of votes was counted Tuesday.

The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count.

That's an insurmountable lead with only about 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted.

Jon Stewart did a great segment explaining why it took so long to count Alaska's votes, even though its population is tiny.

Congratulations Senator Mark Begich!!

By Dave Lindorff

By David Swanson

Tonight, Wednesday, May 7, from 8-9 p.m. ET, I'll have the pleasure of interviewing, with your help, the single most serious, dedicated, and inspiring journalist focused on the integrity of our elections in the United States today, Brad Friedman, the creator of http://www.BradBlog.com

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Of all the November 2008 House and Senate candidates who support impeaching Cheney and Bush in 2008, one of the most interesting is a Senate candidate from the impeachment hotbed of Maine who is also showing leadership on protecting families against predatory lenders. Her name is Laurie Dobson. Check out this statement:

US Senate Candidate Urges Five-Year Moratorium on Home Foreclosures