North Star Nonsense

I've hesitated to comment on Minnesota's never-ending Senate race. Basically, I like Minnesota, I like people from Minnesota, and I have the greatest respect for the progressive role that Minnesota has played historically in American politics. Having said that, have they gone nuts up there, or what? The only conclusion one can draw is that people in Minnesota really don't give a damn whether they have two sitting U.S. Senators. Yeah, maybe for the sake of propriety, but not so much that they actually put a high priority on resolving a close election quickly. At this rate, it may well take a year. Worse, the Democrats nationally seem equally paralyzed in the face of archaic election machinery. You'd think that they would want to seat Franken because, well, there are important things to do in the U.S. Senate these days. But, no, the Democrats have kept their mouths shut. Another telling marker as to how far American democracy has decayed.