Puhleeze. Condi Rice isn't gay. She's so obviously taken with Dubya and even slipped up and called him her husband once. I wouldn't be surprised if she's still a virgin but gay? Naaahhh.

If I could do HTML tags right I'd link you to an Amazon.com page where they review the "heavy metal" album he did. CTVoter went and found it; the review is hilarious!

Minnesota does not register voters by party affiliation, so your objection is moot.

Basic problem here is that legal decisions about elections rarely follow any law or logic. Whether it is ballot access litigation or election contests, statutes and precedents almost always yield to political calculation and consideration. Case in point: Bush v. Gore.

The two daily papers in the twin cities, both of which endorsed Coleman, have aggravated the situation by presenting Coleman's apparent lead in the recount as if it were an actual lead, whereas it is tentative and only apparent, being dependent on the outcome of the dispute over challenged ballots.

The public, of course, misses that nuance, and sees only that "Coleman is ahead" with every story.

Franken's campaign appears to now realize that they are being clobbered in the p.r. arena . . . and they're trying to punch back. Good.

It appears that Minneapolis has already done so. Other counties should follow suit. The question than is who makes the decision as to whether those ballots should be counted - canvassing board, Secretary of State or the courts.

A fair chance? I would think that if it can be shown that the ballots were rejected by error, there would be no question that they would be counted. The overriding concern in any election is not the candidates but the voter. Elections are about them. If a voter casts his ballot correctly in accordance with the law, I can't think of a single argument you could make not to count it.