Only one day in office and already Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is getting special treatment--special treatment from special interest groups.Not surprisingly, Sen. Franken quickly moved to reciprocate his love and support, adding his name to the list of co-sponsors on controversial union-backed card check legislation.
Labor union AFL-CIO was the first group to cozy up to the new senator, hosting a party in his honor Tuesday evening at the union's headquarters ... He told the crowd of AFL-CIO and Working America supporters... that his long-debated election win was because of them.
"It's completely accurate to say that I wouldn't have won this without you," he said.