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And by losing, you could have really won.  You could have said, “Look, these are tough times, and Minnesota needs somebody in Washington — we don’t need to waste dollars and days bickering over this.  Let’s move on.  There will be another election.”

You could have said, “I’m a fiscal conservative.  I’m not about to waste taxpayer money fighting over this, but I will be back on the ticket in six years.”

Or you could have Al Gore’d it and risen from the ashes more powerful than you’d ever have been as a Senator, tackled a bigger issue than Minnesota, and risen to international fame.

BUT, you’re letting this thing go to the Supreme Court.  Good call, man.  You’re more nationally known than ever before, and it’s because you’re a jackass.