As we all await a verdict from the Minnesota Supreme Court in the seemingly never-ending disputed 2008 Senate race between former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic comedian Al Franken, the Associated Press points out an interesting piece of information about this ongoing dispute: It has now covered all four seasons.
The disputed result began in the fall of 2008, then continued into winter 2008-2009, then into spring 2009 — and with yesterday’s summer solstice, it’s now gone into the summer months, too.
So the big question now is whether it will end during the summer, with a clear verdict from the courts and the seating of a U.S. Senator — or whether we’ll be headed into this autumn with the fight still going.
