The Minnesota bloggers over at Power Line remind everyone that the Senate race in their state is not over in spite of the fact that Franken was “declared” the winner yesterday, and argue pursuasively that Norm Coleman has legitimate legal challenges that need to be resolved. Even the liberal Star Tribune supports Coleman’s legal challenges in the interest that every vote is counted.
It’s another busy day for me, but I wanted to start an open thread for those of you keeping an eye on what’s happening in the Senate today, as Roland Burris has insisted he will try and enter onto the Senate floor as the junior Senator from Illinois:
Yes, the news about loony Al Franken being certified (or as ST reader Anthony quips, “certifiable“) the winner in the MN Senate race is depressing, but countering that is the intriguing drama unfolding over Barry Oh!’s old seat, which disgraced Gov. Blago has tried to give to former Illinois AG Roland Burris. Last week, CNN reported on the possiblity that Burris would be physically restrained from entering onto the Senate floor on Tuesday if he tried to “report for duty.” Today, we learn that that scenario may be more likely than initially thought:
I wrote in a prior post about the possiblity that Blago appointee Roland Burris’ may have to be physically restrained from entering the Senate next Tuesday, but there’s also another potential for seat blocking, with some GOP Senators vowing a filibuster over any attempts by Democrats to seat Al Franken:
Well, more so than normal? Things could get very interesting should Blago’s pick to replace PEBO in the Senate show up to work on Tuesday:
