Al Franken (Bless Him) Stops Joseph Lieberman From Talking
Al Franken, like so many of us at this point, objects to Senator Joseph Lieberman speaking any further.
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The problem is that Franken, unlike you, has an obligation to act like a Senator. He failed.
I really loved it when BIG AL stopped Liebermann from talking, too bad it wasn’t a left hook to the jaw. Now if only he can shut up McCain. Thanks Edna
PS Al you made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a shame that people see a lack of decorium in the senate. The actions of “Big Al” mirror those of the action taken by the rep that yelled “You Lied”. It is a shame that the politics of today are so limited that our elected officials have to resort to suck low brow actions. It is a shame that this issue has degraded the USA to suck a low level. If the left would look at it from the right and the right would look at it from the left a much beeter bill would result. Yes, we will have some form of health care, but at what cost. The current power is a pretty big hurry to pass what ever they can. Why the hurry? surely this can be shelved until after the holidays. What is wrong with the left? If it is such a good thing why not look at it a couple weeks and see the things that need to be fixed. Any 1st year student never turns in a paper that has not had some time to rest and be revised.
edna, show some class. Maybe if we had some in congress things would be better