The still-undecided Minnesota senate race has already gone through several recounts. This seems to happen every time the race is closer than the margin of litigation.
First, Al Franken insisted on a recount because he didn’t win. He still wasn’t ahead after that, so he pushed for another, and another. Now he is ahead by 46 votes or so.
Now his opponent, Norm Coleman, wants more recounting because he isn’t winning.
Note the “because he isn’t winning.” That’s the important part. If Franken had initially won, he would not have asked for a recount. Coleman never favored a recount while he was ahead.
To the partisan mind, it doesn’t matter if every vote is counted, or even if the election is honest. Nor does it matter that both sides are being hypocritical. What matters is that your team wins.
If at first your team loses, then change the rules of the game so that you do win. This is one thing if you’re playing a game against a small child. It is another when the game involves grown men and control over trillions of dollars of government spending.
Politicians — and their supporters — are strange, fascinating creatures.
Inertia Wins! 