The hearing in a packed room began with Justice Paul Anderson testily responding to Roger Magnuson, the lead attorney for Coleman, who compared Minnesota's recount to the 2000 presidential election dispute that focused on the counting of ballots in Florida. "This is not Florida," said Anderson.

Oops. When a judge rejects an argument like that, it doesn't bode well. When it's a state Supreme Court, that really doesn't bode well.