GOPer Ensign: Dems Would Pay "Heavy Political Price" If Franken Disputes Election in Senate

[Robbien]

Sen. John Ensign, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a conference call that Senate Democrats were unlikely to take the political risk of contesting the Minnesota election results in the U.S. Senate.

"I think that the Democratic majority will not want to see this come to the Senate," Ensign said this afternoon. He added that, "there will be a heavy political price to pay" if they try to overturn the choice of Minnesota voters.

Ensign said he faced a similar decision in his 1998 Senate race, when he went through a recount but still trailed Harry Reid by about 400 votes. "I was in the exact same position that Al Franken is in today," Ensign said. He said he conceded the race without taking it to the courts or to the Senate even though there were irregularities in the election.

"It's pretty clear that Norm Coleman is going to win this race in the recount, just like he did on election day," Ensign said.

http://www.spectator.org/blog/2008/12/02/ensign-dems-would-pay-heavy-po

He's dreaming. What political price? GOPers will be disruptive and filibuster everything? GOPers will be nasty no matter what Dems do.

[Ian David]

1. The Repukes have been especially pissed since we shut-down their Congressional Paige Brothel. n/t

[DemoTex]

2. Sounds like Bu$h's inane "political capital" statement after the 2004 election.

They have nothing else. They might as well bluff.

[DJ13]

3. "It's pretty clear that Norm Coleman is going to win this race ..."

.......then get sanctioned and booted out for corruption before he gets the chance to serve another term.

What does that accomplish?

[niyad]

4. are the results in, and certified? if, as he says, coleman is the clear winner, WHAT, exactly, is he

so worried about?

[SE_Ohio_Dem]

6. He's worried that they'll really count all the votes...can't have than happen.

[BeFree]

5. Screw the pubbies

The dems took off their pink Tu-Tus, methinks. Or are they still running scared? We'll see.

I find it very hard to believe that the state that put Wellstone in the Senate would turn around and elect someone like Coleman. Hey dems, challenge this election. Quit running; stand and fight!

[blueclown]

7. Oh please.

I'm tired of the Repuke noise machine. Al will do everything in his power to make sure every vote has been counted. If the Pukes don't like that, too bad. They are out of power now and they should shut the fuck up.

[malaise]

8. Hey Ensign

you just paid the biggest political price. You lost all three elections - White House, Senate and House.
Now STFU you loser.

[niyad]

9. ummm, john, you are from nevada--wanna make a bet? and what "heavy political price"

do you think the dems would pay for this? your party LOST the GE and a whole lot more, besides. do you all plan on holding your breaths, stamping your widdle feetsies, and crying?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Dream on, suck-hole! (Ensign)

Coleman's lead has gone from 700 to 200 to 50 (according to Franken campaign's independent analysis of frivolous rejections) to 13, according to my math after the 171 previously uncounted votes "found" today that netted Franken 37 new votes.

That and the illegally rejected absentee ballots and O'Lielly's head should be exploded by the middle of this month.

I'm calling it for Franken. Screw 538.com

[Xipe Totec]

11. overturn the choice of which Minnesota voters, the one's whose ballots were rejected? n/t

[Robbien]

13. Good point, GOPers have already bullied their way into overturning voters choices

by throwing out their votes.

If anyone is to pay a price, GOPers should be first in line to get a whupping.

[backscatter712]

12. They gonna throw another Brooks Bros. riot?

Seriously, they have no power anymore. We should just tell them to suck it!

[santamargarita]

14. 30 years of you scumbags - fuck you, Ensign!

Don't forget to flush a right-wing asshole today!