Franken Using Hillary’s Handbook

Hillary Clinton blazed the trail for how high-profile freshman senators can succeed in the Senate: keep your head down, immodestly and constantly proclaim your humility, and focus on your constituents. Sen. Al Franken’s opening statement in today’s Sotomayor hearing was a paean to Hillary Clinton. For example, he used the word “learn” (as in, “I have a lot to learn”) five times in his short statement.