John Tierney: “No, certainly not. I suspect that this is what the American public has to hear. This is not about a recount to see if…”

“No, certainly not. I suspect that this is what the American public has to hear. This is not about a recount to see if they are going to turn the seat over. I think everybody with both feet on the ground or both oars in the water knows that this election is over, that Loretta Sanchez has won. Never in my experience, either as an attorney representing people, my own recounts and other recounts, has anybody found the need to go outside. Most State officials would not let it happen. Certainly most Federal officials would not pursue it to go on. I think there should be some shame on the Members in this institution for allowing it to go on. To the extent they are participating in it, egging on and absolutely doing away with the rights of an individual, no longer do they make the person who is making the challenge prove the case. In this situation they would like Loretta Sanchez to prove a negative.”