Al Franken Obstructs Judicial Nominee Because He’s ‘In the Mold’ of Thomas and Scalia

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., seems determined to block a judicial nominee from his home state. On Tuesday, Franken announced his intent to obstruct Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras, the president’s nominee to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, by refusing to return Stras’s blue slip. Why jam up the confirmation of a well-respected state jurist…