Sen. Coleman, Model for Conservatives, Displays “Bulldog Courage”

After 7 long months, Al Franken was declared the winner of Minnesota’s 2nd Senate seat today.

I’m disappointed in the results out of Minnesota–and in the interest of being polite, I’ll end my comments about the results themselves there. It is fitting, however, to call my readers’ attention to something that Sen. Norm Coleman said earlier this month.

From my own contribution to the American Issues Project blog:

“It takes bulldog courage to overcome obstacles,” said Sen. Norm Coleman this afternoon at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference in St. Louis, Mo., an event which American Issues Project sponsored. Encouraging conservatives with an incredible sense of optimism–both for the future of America and the outcome for his own, still-undecided Senate race–Coleman encouraged the crowd to “outwork our competition” and added that “a single act of goodness can tip the scales.”

Coleman displayed that very bulldog courage today at his press conference. Listening in via Minnesota Public Radio online, I couldn’t help but sense that he was genuinely at peace–or, at least, relieved–and ready to move forward.

What an incredible example this presents to those of us who’ve felt discouraged over and over again by the 2008 election results and the aftermath. Coleman, a man with every right to be bitter and cynical, instead joked about his bad luck with fishing and shared his family’s faith in a higher plan; conservatives too should embrace their place as happy warriors.

Let’s renew the focus to “outwork our competition. Health care is a central legislative battle of the summer, and I’m pledging to keep information available on my blog that will help you take action against these expansive and expensive reforms. On Wednesday, look for a factual refutation of a popular liberal blog post and, later this week, expect to find details about the Republican senators that need a push from their constituents to use common sense.

Who knows? A little bulldog courage may go a long way.

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