Norm Coleman



Norman Bertram "Norm" Coleman, Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and politician. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul. First elected as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Coleman became a Republican in 1996.

Quotes

 * A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.
 * Bush will add more than 20,000 troops to Iraq CNN (January 11, 2007).


 * Oil-for-food shows the need for reform. There was fraud, corruption, mismanagement. I come as an advocate of a strong United Nations. If you believe in reform, it’s going to be very hard if the guy leading the charge is stained.
 * Commenting on a a scathing report on Kofi Annan’s oversight of the Iraq oil-for-food program. Washington Times (September 9, 2005).