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World Agenda: Democrats not all smiles as Al Franken enters Senate
London Times ^ | 7/7/2009 | Catherine Philp

Posted on 07/07/2009 5:45:47 AM PDT by discocrico

The comedian Al Franken will be welcomed by fellow Democrats at a lunch on Capitol Hill today after he has been sworn in as senator, taking the party’s Senate vote bank to the magic threshold of 60.

His arrival makes the Democrats the first party in three decades to attain the fabled super majority, allowing them – in theory – to override Republican filibusters and implement their legislative agenda.

A week after Mr Franken was declared Senator of Minnesota, however, doubts are growing as to how politically useful a super majority will be when the hard bargaining over controversial issues such as healthcare and climate change begins.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 111th; franken; frankenstein; sociopath; stolenelection; supermajority
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To: Long Island Pete

You see this is a double edged sword.

There will be certain Democrats who will want a lot of things and frankly they are going to screw each other to get what they want out of it, I’d be surprised if they get much done with a majority of 60, too many primadonna’s, lots of holdouts and lots of fighting.

Secondly, whenever something goes wrong all we have to do is point a finger and go, they have the supermajority, they railroaded it through, don’t look at us. Firmly in their ballcourt.

Thirdly come next year I am sure the american people may decide they really need some sort of check and balance and take it out on the senate and house ala 1994.

Forthly Franken in the Senate makes us laugh and point even more. Minnesota voted in a tax dodging clown who frankly will probably be the biggest waste of space and non-entity in there.


21 posted on 07/07/2009 6:03:50 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: Long Island Pete

Is there any further proof needed than the election of Al Franken to the Senate, that the entire Democrat Party has devolved into a sick scatological joke?


22 posted on 07/07/2009 6:06:23 AM PDT by DGHoodini (The New York Times, are lying 'Rats!)
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To: MrB

Exactly right about this being a stolen election.
Which makes republican/conservative turnout an
imperative in the next elections. Make the margin
of victory large enough that it can’t be stolen...

ok, ok....where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Finally though, the moderates (you know those squishy people
who can’t take a stand) are starting to turn. All
those people who ASSURED us that Dear Leader would
govern from the center are now eating their words...
as they begin to panic about their families’ future
and their own retirements.


23 posted on 07/07/2009 6:07:08 AM PDT by Josa
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To: discocrico

Franken will be a sock puppet in the US House of Haha for zero’s radical agenda. He knows he can cheat the system so he doesn’t have to worry about being accountable to the voters of MN.

MN voters - when are you going to dump all the cheats and frauds in your state that allowed this clown to become your senator?


24 posted on 07/07/2009 6:11:10 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: Carley

At least Springer is respectable!


25 posted on 07/07/2009 6:11:41 AM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: Carley

Perhaps Prince could run for the other Minn. Senate seat or Governor. Lets see....Minnesota voted in Jesse Ventura and Al Franken. I think that Prince has a legitimate chance of winning given the complete gullible foolishness of the Minnesota electorate.

Prediction: Within 6 months, Minnesota will be a laughing stock by all.


26 posted on 07/07/2009 6:14:09 AM PDT by TMA62 (TMA62)
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To: Josa

Moderates: “Oh, I’m sure he can’t/won’t be the radical leftist that his history shows him to be. Besides, even if he is, I want to be ‘hip’ and vote for the ‘cool black guy’. After all, this country owes it to the ‘African Americans’ for our history of oppression.”


27 posted on 07/07/2009 6:14:17 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: TMA62

Prediction, more than likely Franken will do something worthy of a resignation within 6 months. You know the idiot cant keep his mouth, trousers or tax dodging activities shut.


28 posted on 07/07/2009 6:15:32 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: Sacajaweau
Were I a Senator, I would be ashamed to have someone like Franken on an equal footing with myself....How demeaning!

Puhleeze.... I guess being in the same "club" as TED (manslaughter drunkard, toad) KENNEDY, (Mr. KKK) Bryd, ("call me senator") Boxer, (mental midget) Feinstein, Patty (holy crap I'm an idiot and in the senate) Murray, and the spineless RINO's Snow, Spectar and Chaffee....

If you're a senator and worried about equal footing, it is similar to a turd feeling inadequate in a toilet bowl.

29 posted on 07/07/2009 6:18:08 AM PDT by erman (Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
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To: MrB

I agree- we could start a pool —
days until Franken assaults somebody on the Senate floor.


30 posted on 07/07/2009 6:19:43 AM PDT by rod1
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To: sunmars

>>Prediction, more than likely Franken will do something worthy of a resignation within 6 months. You know the idiot cant keep his mouth, trousers or tax dodging activities shut.<<

Look, if they can keep Dennis Kuchinich under wraps, they can keep Franken.

And what makes anyone think the media will report it anyway?
Seriously?


31 posted on 07/07/2009 6:22:16 AM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: discocrico
Minnesota's esteemed Senator.

This photo must be posted on every thread mentioning this clown.

32 posted on 07/07/2009 6:23:29 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (It is impossible to convince someone of facts or truth if they don't want to believe it.)
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To: sunmars

He will probably be a nightly guest on Matthews’, Ed’s and Olberman’s shows on MSNBC, their favorite new dem senator.


33 posted on 07/07/2009 6:24:22 AM PDT by moose2004 (Stand up, speak out and stop Obamacare and GM)
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To: discocrico

Franken’s a high profile lowlife. He’s not going to help their cause.


34 posted on 07/07/2009 6:25:30 AM PDT by GOPJ (Central park didn't hit 85 degrees in June this year - last time was 1916. Al Gore is nuts.)
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To: moose2004

i’m dying to see what new bill he sponsors. Lets see, tax relief for adult diapers.


35 posted on 07/07/2009 6:28:05 AM PDT by sunmars
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To: GOPJ

Democrats/leftists try to keep their lowest common denominator core beliefs hidden, true.


36 posted on 07/07/2009 6:29:32 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: discocrico

Franken is the new face of the Democratic Party. The clowns are in charge.


37 posted on 07/07/2009 6:30:39 AM PDT by pallis
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To: behzinlea

Franken= third-rate comedian.

Your being quite generous!!!


38 posted on 07/07/2009 6:30:40 AM PDT by Le Chien Rouge
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To: discocrico
i predict Franken is exactly the face that Democrats do not want to represent them. Every Republican should use the ‘morph’ technique in their campaign ads...
39 posted on 07/07/2009 6:31:07 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: discocrico
His arrival makes the Democrats the first party in three decades to ...

I can't help but wonder if this quote would sound the same if it were put, equally accurately as; "His arrival returns the Democrats after three decades into ...". This would remind the reader that the GOP has NEVER had a 'Super Majority'.

My point in this is that this crisis is built from YEARS of poor and outright bad decisions. By never having a super majority AND by the presence of RINOs, the GOP frequently danced to the tunes of the like of Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer etc. Yes the GOP bears responsibility, particularly with things like the Ted Steven's 'Bridge to Nowhere', but remember that was a time-frame of about 4-6 years in the past years.

Should not this be considered an aberration of the GOP whereas spending appears to come naturally to the Democrats.

40 posted on 07/07/2009 6:36:06 AM PDT by SES1066 (Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
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