A Sad Day For Equality And The Rest Of The Agenda Of Real American Liberalism

Whatever else you can say about it, and there's lots that should be,  Al Franken's resignation speech is the classiest one I've ever heard.   I doubt the reaction to it will be. 

This is one of the stupidest tragedies in recent political history, an indictment of trial by cable TV and internet gossip leading to a disaster.  

I hope that his replacement is someone who is great and who can hold the seat.  I hope it isn't as stupid a choice as when Duval Patrick chose Paul Kirk jr. as a place holder when Edward Kennedy died, to have the seat go to the sleazy Ken Doll, Scott Brown.  I hope they thought of that in the process.