Unsurprisingly, Norm Coleman has called this move "presumptuous":

Although he doesn't have a seat, Al Franken will have the floor Tuesday when he meets with Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate.

Franken, who is locked in a mandatory recount of the Nov. 4 balloting with Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, will update Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and others on the recount process, said his spokeswoman, Colleen Murray.

The Senate leaders and the candidate also will talk about upcoming legislation, she said.

Other people might call it making sure you're ready on Day One.

UPDATE: Also in DC this week are both Charlie Brown and Tom McClintock, rivals in the still-unsettled CA-4 contest:

Maybe they'll both show up this morning on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, when the newcomers pose for their official class photograph.

"That may be a collector's item," McClintock spokesman Bill George said Thursday.

Take out your magnifying glass and see if you can spot them for yourself. [Kagro X]

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