of compounding interest.

heh heh

he looks retarded with his current $99 Super Poligrip pair.

Bullshit.

This is a "partial loss" for Franken in the same sense as when a plaintiff in a libel or personal injury case gets "only" two million of the three million in damages he was asking for in his complaint. Given that the proportion of successful litigants awarded the full amount demanded in a lawsuit probably teeters between, say, zero and one percent, it's rather ludicrous to describe this judgment as a "partial loss" for Franken.

Here's another way to assess the decision, one that has the additional virtue of bearing some resemblance to empirical reality: a total vindication for Franken, made even more apparent by the court's refusal to stay enforcement of its judgment pending appeal.

He should owe Minnesotan's much more than $94,000, with his foot dragging, sore loser spectacle. And I think he'll be paying that bill for years to come. His political career is shot in Minnesota. Better pack his carperbagger bags and head back to Boston.

The disallowed amounts ($67,000 or so) apparently include court fees, courier services, etc. I'm not sure what the $94,000 actually includes but Franken is still out the remainder.

Of course, thanks to Coleman's efforts, there are also many Millions in attorney fees that Franken isn't getting reimbursed for.

But instead, the court wants the money paid immediately, something a Coleman spokesman says isn't going to happen.

Way to go Coleman. Everybody knows that ignoring court orders is a winning move when one's fate will be decided in the courts.

I thought those goopers where all about fiscal responsiblity In most cases a bond must be posted to file suit

Unfortunately, this is a price the GOP will be glad to pay in order to keep Franken out of office as long as possible.

We can only hope that the court decides to levy some real sanctions that will bring some notieable pain.

I'm not a lawyer, but isn't that contempt of court? Oh, wait, Coleman is a Republican. Aw, jeez, never mind.

He's applying teh principle that (1) deficits, that is, debts, don't matter, and that (2) an unpaid debt doesn't get any bigger from interest and, if left alone and not talked about, will go away.

Nothing lasts forever.

Senator Al Franken will be seated in the U.S. Senate — and he will join Senator Amy Klobuchar to represent the state of Minnesota.

As amusing and entertaining as this incomplete election race has been, nothing has been gained.

If the Republican Party wants to push it further, there will be no problem turning the governor's mansion — via Election 2010 — over to the Democrats. And any futher political ambitions of ex-Senator Norm Coleman — and the state's current governor, Tim Pawlenty — can go the way of Disco.

Republicans just have not learned to stop digging once they are in the hole. hopefully we will get this country back on track before they do.