Norm Coleman (R-MN) has gotten himself into a bit of trouble over whether or not a campaign contributor purchased some suits for the Senator in violation of Senate ethics rules:

“Is there a reason that the senator won’t say whether or not someone else bought some suits for him?” asked Rachel Stassen-Berger of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

“Rachel, the senator has reported every gift he has ever received,” Sheehan said.

“That wasn’t my question, Cullen,” Stassen-Berger said.

“The senator has reported every gift he has ever received,” Sheehan said.

After a few more minutes of similar volleying with other reporters, I said to Sheehan, “Cullen, if the senator did nothing wrong and that is what you are saying, then just tell us that and the issue will go away.”

“The senator has reported every gift he has ever received,” he replied.

The video of this absurd exchange is here:

Funny that suits might be Coleman’s undoing. After all, he’s been a regular participant in the Senate’s seersucker day:

(That’s Coleman on the right.)

As the proud owner of a seersucker suit, I can say I’m rooting for Al Franken to take Coleman down next month.