What makes Franken's win all the more delicious?

[CatWoman]

Coleman was "hand picked" by Rove to run for the seat after the death of Wellstone.

Wellstone must be up in heaven smiling right now. :)

[Bluebear]

1. Indeed. Coleman losing is as delicious as Franken winning!

[saracat]

2. Yes, it really is.RIP , Paul. And congrats to AL( I hope!)

[CatWoman]

3. hi BlueBear

:loveya:

Happy New Year to you!!! :)

[Bluebear]

5. Happy new year to you, love!

May it be a wonderful one for you! :hug:

[BuyingThyme]

4. I suspect he may have been hand-picked before that.

[wellstone dem]

7. He was hand picked to run, but it was at the start of the election

not after Paul Wellstone died.

[wellstone dem]

6. Paul Wellstone, I am thinking of you as we got your seat back officially today

I have tears running down my face. It is about time.

[Bluebear]

8. Love to you, wellstone dem

Your joy is my joy here.

[FarLeftRage]

9. I was thinking.. that it will make

loofah o'really's head explode at this news... :rofl:

[Swamp Rat]

10. :-)

[CatWoman]

11. where y'at, Swampy?

:hi:

:loveya:

[Swamp Rat]

13. Alright, CatWoman!

:hi: :hug:

[MoonRiver]

12. What delights me, is that I feel Coleman was "very close" to "what happened" to Wellstone.

Karma, gotcha.

[Captain Hilts]

14. So, whom did Coleman defeat???

[CatWoman]

17. I'm sorry; I had it wrong

someone corrected me above -- he was chosen to run against Wellstone.

But after Wellstone died, Coleman went on to defeat Mondale.

[NMDemDist2]

18. when Wellstone died IIRC they asked Mondale to sit in for the election n/t

[AtomicKitten]

15. I am thrilled somebody finally took down weasel-boy Coleman. Finally.

I too think Paul would approve. ;)

[dflprincess]

23. I could just break down and cry when I see pictures like that

There will never be another Wellstone.

Damn, damn, damn.

[AtomicKitten]

26. He was a good and decent man. His absence still echoes.

:cry:

[Mr. Sparkle]

16. Seeing Bill O'Reilly's face just after Senators Al Frankens Office Calls.

I'd pay good money to see that.

[CatWoman]

19. Yes!!!!!!

:rofl:

[mzmolly]

20. Franken was also handpicked in a sense by the Wellstone family.

He's a friend of the Wellstone's and he was on the board at Wellstone.org

I have little doubt that Paul Wellstone is smiling from the heavens CatWoman.

:hi:

[progressoid]

21. Yep.

I hope Al can continue Paul legacy.

[progressoid]

22. Yeah, that's fine, but I'm also reveling in Billo's impending head explosion.

:)

[creeksneakers2]

24. Al was angry at the way Coleman and the GOP

twisted what happened at Wellstone's funeral and turned it into a campaign issue. Coleman especially deserves to lose for that.

[dflprincess]

28. It wasn't his funeral. Paul and Sheilia's funeral was a private religious service

what the 'Pukes twisted into an issue was the public memorial held for the public man. Not mentioning politics at that would have been like not mentioning baseball at the public memorial service held for Kirby Puckett at the Metrodome (his funeral was also a private, religious service).

I'm sorry to harp on that difference but when the memorial gets referred to as the funeral we're just buying into the right wing spin. Not unlike saying Gore lost the 2000 election without mentioning that he lost because of a 5-4 vote of the Bushco Supreme Court.

I think the other thing that really set Franken off was when that weasel Coleman had the nerve to say he was a 99% improvement over Wellstone. That remark alone made this election personal for a lot of us.

[creeksneakers2]

30. Thanks

for showing me a way to improve my future comments on this.

[rug]

25. He was able to do this and still make it to the Senate.

[CatWoman]

29. hahahahahahaha

I work with a guy who looks just like Stuart, and I always quote that to him :)

[Samantha]

27. and he has SNL sketch writers on speed dial

Mess with him as he works in Washington, pay Saturday night.:bounce:

Sam