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Can one of our nation’s preeminent scholars have more influence by writing, teaching and being an adviser to our president and leaders on the hill, or by running for public office? We may find out soon.

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The thing that’s so frustrating about party politics is that the desire to have a majority, leads to an “end justifying the means” approach to legislating. Ideology aside, I’m glad to see him go. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

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The 111th Senate is made up of 58 Democrats, 40 Republicans, 1 Independent and 1 Joe Lieberman, who calls himself an Independent Democrat. With 60 votes needed to pass the Health Care Bill, Lieberman has threatened to filibuster any plan with a public option.

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The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of Al Franken, making him the next Senator of Minnesota. The SNL alum earned a BA degree in political science from Harvard College, graduating cum laude. Prior to his run for Senate, he wrote and performed for Saturday Night Live for fifteen years, penned five NYT best-selling books and had his own talk radio show. The victory gives the democrats a filibuster proof majority in the US Senate.