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Good morning, Netizens…
In this morning’s adept cartoon by David Horsey, we see Al Franken portrayed as the Joker in the Democratic Party’s deck of cards which might be the case, at least if you are listening to Rush Limbaugh pontificate about it. What does seem interesting to me as an observer is how the appeals processes continue without a break, thus keeping Franken from assuming office. Who is paying for all these legal expenses to keep Franken at bay? Could it be possible that members of his own political party have kept the court appeals alive every time it looks even remotely as if Franken will be sworn into office? I doubt it.
I know very little about Franken, but upon a bit of research I discovered he graduated from Harvard cum laude and once served as a Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s press and public policy center. Suddenly I can afford to take Franken, known for his savage sense of humor, a bit more seriously than before.
However, the danger, hanging there in midair like an eagle about to pounce on dinner, is the chance that, if put into office, Franken represents the vote needed to prevent a Republican filibuster, which might be coming soon, given the pending vacancy on the Supreme Court. Not to mention all the other changes President Obama would like to make.
When viewed as such, yes, Franken could be the Joker in the card deck.
Dave
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ChefGus/ John Olsen on May 05 at 12:32 p.m.
Well, if Bill Mair(sp) and Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert with their incisive in stinct to root out the repetitive catch phrase for each of the new attacks from the Right Wing ( as opposed to the moderate Republicans) as comedians I’d take em all the way to the White House.
Mr Rush Limbaugh said today ” Sarah Palin is the most effective and eloquent speaker/representative for the Republicans” ( loosely paraphrased… well if Sarah P is the best they’ve got on the extreme right then they will continue to be the butt of many late night comedians..
My wonder at all of this, is where are the moderate centrists who are more conservative and why are they not speaking out??? likely cause they are afraid of the likes of Steele and Limbaugh an unlikely pair to be linked in anything but dogmatic screed. John
George_Sands on May 05 at 3:18 p.m.
One of the weekend news talk shows discussed Obama’s direction. That he does not sway all the Democrats and has to be careful leaning too far to the left as so much as to cause crossover to the republicans whom need resuscitation and defribulation just to move their talking heads too and fro.
Franken will be interesting to watch as the battle bobbles back and forth on many of the social issues Obama has on his checklist. Obama needs to start minding the store and quit giving away Billions that we dont have and will be paid by the citizens whom now need the bailouts. Banks wont last long without people borrowing/depositing money which IS THERE BUSINESS again albeit incompetent business.
Palin was just a pretty face and behind the cerebral facade quite empty. McCain grabbed her as a Hillary Clone and to end the Democratic media hug fest after the convention. If she had kept her trap shut and didnt become the SNL lightning rod for dummies, the M&P show might have gone on albeit the sour Bush taste that drove so many democratic.
Lets hope Franken doesnt become a FrankenStein.
spokelooneh on May 05 at 8:07 p.m.
Unfortunately, Franken will be on a short leash. Which is really too bad, because he represents the strong Progressive movement that Minnesota politics have produced over the years.
ChefGus/ John Olsen on May 05 at 8:54 p.m.
Senator Franken is obviously a very very bright man, and all things considered over the past several months quite restrained in his approach to this complex process. My sense is that he KNOWS that he will eventually become the U.S. Senator from Minnesota.
It takes an incisive mind to be a political comedian… and not much of a mind to be a hack politician..( a la Senator Burris) so my guess is that we might be pleasantly surprised…. and likely fresh senators are guided a great deal by their elder’s… john