Comments on: ‘You can’t start transition until you’ve been elected,’ Franken told Bush in 2000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/33660/franken-maher-transition-bush News. Politics. Media. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:40:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ski U Mah Gopher http://minnesotaindependent.com/33660/franken-maher-transition-bush/comment-page-1#comment-30032 Ski U Mah Gopher Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:58:15 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=33660#comment-30032 Tim beat me to it. These are not transition hirings, these are contingent hirings. He has to be ready to serve the people of Minnesota the day he is sworn in. Tim beat me to it.

These are not transition hirings, these are contingent hirings. He has to be ready to serve the people of Minnesota the day he is sworn in.

]]> By: Tim H http://minnesotaindependent.com/33660/franken-maher-transition-bush/comment-page-1#comment-30004 Tim H Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:08:24 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=33660#comment-30004 But there is no transition - Coleman is not a sitting member of the Senate and has not had a Senatorial office or staff for months. Besides, if Franken isn't fully up-and-running by the time he is sworn in, the Republicans will be attacking him straight away for not being ready. But there is no transition – Coleman is not a sitting member of the Senate and has not had a Senatorial office or staff for months. Besides, if Franken isn’t fully up-and-running by the time he is sworn in, the Republicans will be attacking him straight away for not being ready.

]]> By: David http://minnesotaindependent.com/33660/franken-maher-transition-bush/comment-page-1#comment-29992 David Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:24:43 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=33660#comment-29992 The difference is, obviously, that in the example of Florida 2000 a recount was PREVENTED by the Bush partisans, a recount DuhBya would have certainly lost, along with the Electoral College and the popular vote. In Minnesota on the other hand, Coleman has lost every official count of the vote since this thing started. He has never had this thing "won" at any time. The only time he was against counting the vote was when he thought he was ahead. Once a more accurate count REVEALED that he in fact was the loser, then he started demanding recount after recount. Funny that some people don't think it odd that Coleman was in the lead in the initial reporting, but the greater the level of scrutiny, accuracy and transparency applied, the more he falls behind. What's up with that? Sounds like Coleman was the one benefiting from crooked counting at the outset. Good thing we still have something called "the light of day" to protect the citizens from all these sneaky goings-on. The difference is, obviously, that in the example of Florida 2000 a recount was PREVENTED by the Bush partisans, a recount DuhBya would have certainly lost, along with the Electoral College and the popular vote. In Minnesota on the other hand, Coleman has lost every official count of the vote since this thing started. He has never had this thing “won” at any time. The only time he was against counting the vote was when he thought he was ahead. Once a more accurate count REVEALED that he in fact was the loser, then he started demanding recount after recount. Funny that some people don’t think it odd that Coleman was in the lead in the initial reporting, but the greater the level of scrutiny, accuracy and transparency applied, the more he falls behind. What’s up with that? Sounds like Coleman was the one benefiting from crooked counting at the outset. Good thing we still have something called “the light of day” to protect the citizens from all these sneaky goings-on.

]]> By: mark http://minnesotaindependent.com/33660/franken-maher-transition-bush/comment-page-1#comment-29972 mark Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:54:58 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=33660#comment-29972 Of coarse the difference here is that Al has been elected (verified by a transparent and fair recount and appeal to a state three judge panel/court). As I remember, the republicans back in 2000 went to the federal Supreme Court to stop the state recount in a very close race (remember too that they were the first to file a law suit in Florida state courts to stop the recount), and the last I checked Al Gore was ahead by over a half million votes in the final vote tally. mark, rochester Of coarse the difference here is that Al has been elected (verified by a transparent and fair recount and appeal to a state three judge panel/court). As I remember, the republicans back in 2000 went to the federal Supreme Court to stop the state recount in a very close race (remember too that they were the first to file a law suit in Florida state courts to stop the recount), and the last I checked Al Gore was ahead by over a half million votes in the final vote tally.
mark, rochester

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