Enough about Senate race and Jackson, Pawlenty says

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has had it, with both Michael Jackson and the Minnesota U.S. Senate race. On his weekly radio show Friday, Pawlenty used the same words — "time to move on" — to describe the orgy of media coverage about Jackson’s death and the epic political battle won this week by Sen.-elect Al Franken. Asked by a caller about his reaction to resolution of the death match between Franken and Norm Coleman, Pawlenty said, "I think we’re all relieved the Senate race is over. There’s been some frustration over how long it took." Referring to his fellow Republican, Pawlenty added: "I wish it had come out the other way. [But I] respect the court process. "[It's]…

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