Coleman urged Franken to waive his right to a recount, saying that the prospect of changing the result was remote and that a recount would be costly to taxpayers (about $86,000).
Coleman not only cost the citizens of Minnesota far more than the $86K of the legally-mandated recount with his multiple, sometimes contradictory court challenges, but also cost us our equal representation in the United States Senate for no reason other than to stroke his own ego, and to appease his masters running the Republican Party.
I'm not a real fan of Al Franken. The couple of times I've encountered him at book signings, he's never struck me as very personable, and while I believe he's reasonably bright guy, I don't know that political comedian is really a good prerequisite for politician.
But Norm Coleman, in six and a half years, has proven himself nothing more than an opportunistic set of nice white teeth. So, I wish Franken success in proving himself in the political arena.
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