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Norm Coleman, that is : for strecthing what should have been a simple resolution to a close election into such a farce that he's making Al Gore's attempt to win the White House by court decision look downright noble.

This never happened to Al Gore. The money quote: "Perhaps the anger will subside. I hope it does. But there really should be kind of a zone for families to not get caught up in this.” Yeah; too bad there's not a Senator in D.C. representing Minnesota who could address issues such as this.

As in, "Always Prepared." Via TPM: his camp assumed that his opponent would try to recount his way into a Senate seat, so they planned for it . Oh and the difference between this and Gore v Bush ? The media has yet to call Norm Coleman a " sore loser ," and Gore accepted the court ruling (which actually called for an end to recounting). Via C&L: Some Republicans are beginning to smell a dead fish . If the rumors are true and Coleman is considering a run for president, does he really want this incident hanging over his head?