Posted on 07/02/2009 5:20:27 AM PDT by marktwain
Al Franken is going to the Senate. From The Chicago Tribune:
After a fierce legal battle and a vote recount that stretched on for seven months, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that Democrat Al Franken should be certified as the winner in the state's U.S. Senate race.
Norm Coleman has conceded.
And here's the thing:
Franken's victory gives the Democratic caucus 60 votes in the Senate, enough to overcome Republican filibuster attempts.
There is a lesson here for detached/oblivious gun owners. Particularly since Franken won by a mere 312 vote margin. And especially because Coleman was rated "A" by the National Rifle Association and "B" by Gun Owners of America. You can read Coleman's voting record on gun control here.
And Franken's position on guns?
"See, I've never owned a gun," Franken wrote in a smarmy attack on those who do in Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot.
"I won't allow one in the house."
And then there's this, from the same book:
Now again, I’ve just been talking about death from gunshot wounds. Tragic. But not as damn expensive as the pesky four to six non-fatal gunshot injuries that occur for every fatal shooting and crowd our emergency rooms. Maybe that’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics supported the Brady Bill and has called for the ban of handguns and assault weapons.
And let us not forget Franken's attendance at a Brady Campaign/Million Mom March reception to honor Teddy Kennedy's wife for her work in exploiting children to advance citizen disarmament.
312 votes. And now this bad political joke will be played out on the rest of us.
For anyone who takes their right to keep and bear arms seriously, this is no laughing matter.
Guess we’ll see if there are 60 very stupid people in the Senate.
This puke is going to come to DC and rent a house, condo or apartment to stay in while Congress is in session. Odds are good he's going to rent within a half mile or so of my house.
I just may go over and check him out every now and then ~ stand outside with a bullhorn and ask him, "Al, you still got that big gun of yours?" Do that at 2 AM or something. Maybe tell the neighbors (through that bullhorn) "Hey, folks, Al keeps gold in the house. He has stacks and stacks of books of gold leaf". See what happens.
all the stay at home types can kiss my patootie
anyone who stayed at home and did not vote because McLame wasnt conservative enough is as much at fault as the Moonbats who voted for Obama, Franken and any other of their ilk
For anyone who takes their right to keep and bear arms seriously, this is no laughing matter.
Franken as a comedian was no laughing matter. As an insane member of the population bent on who knows what, as a Senator, should result in hysterical laughter from those he will soon drive insane. One has to wonder, how long this present governmental insanity is going to last.
“Very Stupid” would be to cross THE line
before you get the bulk of your agenda in place.
Gun & ammo sales - historic highs.
Patriots - waiting for the “trigger event”.
all the stay at home types can kiss my patootie
Not much to argue about here, they are also the third party types who think further watering down the right wing effort is the ticket to success.
“Gun & ammo sales - historic highs. Patriots - waiting for the ‘trigger event.’”
Makes my heart sing just thinking about it. :)
That's right. And all those who participated in “Operation Chaos” can thank themselves that McLame got the nomination. Next time you all do something so stupid as to throw away your primary vote, just to play childish games in the Rat primary, at least show the humility to show up and vote for the least offensive candidate in the general. America thanks you.
we'd be in much better shape if McLame were in the executive position right now
Try Evil, duplicitous, out of control, power hungry, and Fascist.
Keep your powder dry...
“Keep your powder dry...”
Amen!
IMO, if they go for the gun grab, they are either stupid or suicidal.
Take a look at the “feudal” system.
This is what I believe they view as their utopia.
No “middle class” property owners. Only the nobility own private property. The peasants are under the control and live at the mercy of the nobility, of which EVERY elitist leftist considers himself.
It really po’s these leftists that the average person can have a decent lifestyle and be happy without their “help”.
My bets on suicidal.
You think the GOP is the 'rightwing'?
This '60' vote that the Democrats have is no different then it was before Franken got in, the GOP has enough turncoats to defeat any filibuster.
Come and get em, Al.
Arrogance and an overconfidence in their own abilities is more accurate.
If you can’t scare the hell out of someone, you can’t get them to give up some other portion of their freedom.
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