Comments on: Al Franken Sworn In as United States Senator

By: Quebecois

Quebecois — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:33:29 +0000

PW!!!

Wow, Senator Franken.

Can’t wait to see this senator on the sunday morning shows. The political newstainers will never know what hit them.

By: Waccamaw

Waccamaw — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:29:17 +0000

That was one huge hug Bernie laid on him……at last! a fellow soul. *g*

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:55:04 +0000

Looked like Leahy gave him a magick pen and Bernie Sanders looked thrilled.

Bernie and Al
Sittin’ in a tree
Makin’ the Rethugs
Go wee wee wee

By: tejanarusa

tejanarusa — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:52:31 +0000

Yay! So sorry I missed it.

Bet Sen. Al will not only raise the tone but the overall IQ, and, if he had the time to take it, the average pol score on this:

http://www.americanciviclitera...../quiz.aspx
(it came up here last night - with the odd notation that elected officials generally score about 5 points lower than the already low score of average non-elected folks).

Again, a thousand thanks, PW, you have done wonderful work keeping us up to date the last ~~year~~ eight months (has it only been 8 mos.?). You are due a well-deserved vacation.
Would that I could donate to Uptake; if I ever become gainfully employed again, I’d be glad to. Am grateful to them, too.

By: DocRoss

DocRoss — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:16:30 +0000

It’s a great day for America! Go Al!!

Thank you PW for your outstanding coverage of the whole recount shenanigans. Hats off!

Side note: in an insomniac moment this weekend, I saw part of “Trading Places”–co-starring our new Junior Senator as a stoned baggage handler!

So happy to have Paul’s seat no longer defiled!!

By: MrWhy

MrWhy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:14:30 +0000

Buffoons are not necessarily comedians.

By: BargainCountertenor

BargainCountertenor — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:05:55 +0000

It’s the Senator-elect’s choice as to what book to be sworn in with, if any. The Consitution doesn’t require anything in particular.

Senator Franken (I like writing that so much I’m going to write it again, Senator Franken) has never given the impression of being particularly religious. I’m sure that he chose the Wellstone family bible for its symbolism rather than its content.

And the symbolism brings some tears to my eyes. We may have lost Senator Wellstone, but there is at last a worthy successor.

By: hackworth1

hackworth1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:00:22 +0000

Franken’s Book Lying Liars is excellent. It’s a fun and interesting read.

I hope Franken metaphorically begins to kick ass and take names. The effete boxer Harry Reid comes to mind.

By: daveotr

daveotr — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:59:04 +0000

Al Franken is about to be sworn in, on Paul Wellstone’s very own family Bible

Since Paul Wellstone was and Al Franken is Jewish, wouldn’t that be a copy of the Torah rather than the Bible?

By: greenwarrior

greenwarrior — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:59:02 +0000

and he’s really good at thinking on his feet. he did some stand-up here once at an event with molly ivins and when the lights unexpectedly went out, he kept us rofl til they came back on again.