Only In The US!

The Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken ends the same way Democrat Al Franken wins the seat. Now the Minnesota’s highest court is ordering Republican Norm Coleman to pay Democrat Al Franken almost $95,000 to cover his court cost. This is because his appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court remained the same, he lost the seat. I read he lost the race by a touch over 300 votes, which is very close. Come the next election I would bet that Republican Norm Coleman will win that Senate election.

Now here’s what bothers me the most. Between these to yahoo’s they have spend almost $50 millions to win this seat. Why in the world are they spending that much money for a job that pays just under $200,000 a year? The only thing I can think of is that they have everything else, but now they want the status of being called a Senator.