Senator Franken!?!?!!!?
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What is this world coming to? It looks like Al Franken has finally been certified as the winner of the Minnesota Senate race, which would effectively give the Democrats a filibuster-proof majority.
Obama must be ecstatic; after all, this is just in time for confirmation hearings for 67%-reversed Sonia Sotomayor and for pushing through the Senate version of the Cap and Trade Energy Tax bill.
Hey, while Obama’s at it, why not take a second stab at pushing through his anti-philanthropy legislation which they self-preservedly rejected the first time around…
The only hitch is that MN governor, Republican Tim Pawlenty, still needs to sign the election certificate, which he indicated he will only do if forced to by the court, and, as of yet, the court hasn’t explicitly done that. Here’s hoping…

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