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Coleman gives up, but still owes debt to Minnesota and nation
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AP Photo File photo of Al Franken//Craig Lassig
Now that the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled Al Franken the winner in last November's Senate race, incumbent Norm Coleman is reportedly "unlikely" to appeal any further.
Finally.
But while Coleman wasted taxpayer's time and money in the courts, Minnesota lost a key vote and important representation on the highly critical matters that have faced Congress during the past six months. From the $787 billion stimulus package to Gitmo and stem cell research, a lot has happened in Washington without Minnesota's second Senator (yes, some of those issues were handled via executive order, not Congressional vote, but there was plenty of oportunity for Congressional input, nonetheless). Now Franken will have to hit the ground running to fully get into the mix.
Let's hope he does a better job of that than Illinois' freshman Senator Roland Burris, who told reporters upon winning his battle to be seated that he wasn't sure what issues he'd tackle as Senator because he had alot of other things to think about. Example? Where he and his wife would live in DC. He's since found a Washington home, but has yet to build much of a congessional agenda. The latest news flash from Burris' office? A press release touting a $2,000 Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant to WTTW. A miniscule award that Burris didn't even claim to have a role in winning for the local PBS station. I expect a much more thoughtful agenda, much more quickly, from Al Franken.
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