Franken time

Al Franken, it appears, will probably be headed to the Senate. That's good news. The Dems could use an extra vote on things like the Employee Free Choice Act.

But I'm not going to be under any illusions that Franken is a progressive. On most issues, he isn't. He is a Bush critic; that makes him like most Americans.

Here's one that just came up -- Israel. This weekend he joined Coleman (and Klobuchar) at an event in support of Israel (saw this via M.J. Rosenberg).