I can't think of a better way for the National Republican Senatorial Committee to spend their money right now than pissing it away on a lost cause.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has committed $750,000 to former Minnesota senator Norm Coleman to help cover the vast legal expenses incurred during the former incumbent's lengthy challenge to the election results of his race against Democrat Al Franken. Sources familiar with the move said it should not be read as a down payment for a prolonged Coleman legal battle at the federal level if he loses his ongoing challenge before the Minnesota Supreme Court but rather a good faith effort to keep him from going into massive debt.
Great to see that the NRSC, rather than focus their resources in trying to stem additional losses in 2010, are focused on a quixotic and hopeless race that was decided long ago. Republicans may think $750,000 is a good investment to keep Sen. Al Franken out of the Senate and deny Dems their 60th supposed vote, but I'd rather see that money spent last year than in what should be another great Democratic year in 2010.
Next October, they're really going to miss all the money they spent on Coleman post-election.