Stuart saves Minnesota? And patient enough. “Senator Franken” still sounds, well, funny–but we’ll take him even though there have been far less able legislators in the U.S. Senate than D-turned-R Norm Coleman. Too bad that Minnesota–historically a liberal state that has more than once played a major role in defining U.S. populism–can’t have them both this term. AP two days ago: “Minnesota court declares Franken leading vote-getter“. Problem: we can expect more legal “wrangling”. So see Bonnie Erbe’s modest proposal yesterday at USNWR.

