Cornyn says he respects Coleman's concession
The National Republican Senatorial Committee spent nearly $1 million on Norm Coleman’s legal fees to back the Republican’s appeals and draw out the Minnesota Senate race.
But now that the state Supreme Court made its final ruling, NRSC Chairman John Cornyn said he “respects” Coleman’s decision to concede:
“Throughout the last several months, Senate Republicans have made clear that the people of Minnesota, not politicians in Washington, should decide this election. Now that the courts have spoken, I join Norm in respecting that decision and moving forward to address the important issues facing our country.
“The implications of this Senate race are particularly significant because the Democrats will now have 60 votes in the Senate. With their supermajority, the era of excuses and finger-pointing is now over. With just 59 votes, Senate Democrats in recent months have passed trillion-dollar spending bills, driven up America’s debt, made every American taxpayer a shareholder in the auto industry and now want Washington to takeover America’s health care system. It’s troubling to think about what they might now accomplish with 60 votes.
“That’s why the American people will now have a particularly clear choice in next year’s election — to continue down this path of fiscal mismanagement, more big government, and one-party control in Washington or to restore a system of checks and balances that will hold government accountable to its citizens."