Feb 09 2009
Minnesota party games update…
Pre-Ramble: When we last visited the situation, we were on a cupcake break following a rousting round of musical chairs (see post from 1/6/09). And so, the Great Race to the U.S. Congressional Seat after-party continues as both candidates and their attorneys threaten to hold their breath until the other side relents.
Coleman continues to press for a grudge-match of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and was last seen constructing a blanket fort under the plaintiff’s desk at the recount trial. It is reported that Franken’s team is amassing juice boxes in preparation for a series of sleepovers on Capitol Hill.
The Take-Away: Party on! Clearly, the kids are getting tired, but nobody is willing to walk away from this thing yet.
Post-Note: I found a couple absentee ballots under the nerf ball and Twizzlers in my party bag – what should I do with them?
Pre-Ramble: Minnesota Musical Chairs is a game played by a group of people (usually children or senators) often in an informal setting, like Congress. The game starts with two candidates and one U.S. Senate seat. Local election officials recount ballots and attorneys for each player issue statements to the press while the candidates circle the contested seat. When election officials stop counting, the players scramble for the nearest bank of microphones. The first one to declare himself the winner is free to assume that he will be seated as the junior senator from Minnesota, while the one left out begins legal proceedings. Everyone gets cupcakes while a special three-judge panel examines “inconsistencies” and “irregularities” and then the game begins again.