Will it be the passionate, sometimes angry liberal who hurled playground insults at Rush Limbaugh as an author and radio host? Or will it be the cautious, serious Franken who buttoned himself down the minute he hit the campaign trail?

The Minnesota Supreme Court’s unanimous decision for Al Franken over Norm Coleman ends a wait that began eight months ago, sending a key Democratic vote to D.C.

Roland Burris gambled that he could accept a U.S. Senate appointment from a political pariah and still be seen as an honest, hardworking public servant. He lost.