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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: OB1kNOb
Senator Franken


61 posted on 07/07/2009 8:02:08 AM PDT by Gabrial (Obama Lied - The Republic Died)
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To: discocrico
Minnesota seems to vote for clowns and wrestlers.
62 posted on 07/07/2009 8:33:49 AM PDT by upcountryhorseman (An old fashioned conservative)
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To: MrB
Democrats/leftists try to keep their lowest common denominator core beliefs hidden, true.

true.

63 posted on 07/07/2009 8:48:45 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: cartoonistx
Thanks...quite a likeness....

...and the clown Senate begins....

64 posted on 07/07/2009 9:12:14 AM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Give war a chance...)
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To: IamConservative

Biden, Franken...

A toss up for “Clown of the month” award.


65 posted on 07/07/2009 9:26:09 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (The plan... 0 in power for life. At least that's what they told him.)
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To: discocrico

Good point. But it mean that our RINO’s have to vote against their brother Dems, too.


66 posted on 07/07/2009 9:49:13 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: OB1kNOb

Yes....the diaper pic MUST be posted so that even the IDIOTS who voted for this assclown will see it eventually. Thanks for posting.


67 posted on 07/07/2009 9:50:35 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: discocrico
Franken will be at home with the 534 other Bozos in the clown museum that passes for Congress.
68 posted on 07/07/2009 10:48:09 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Josa
Finally though, the moderates (you know those squishy people who can’t take a stand) are starting to turn.

I'll believe it when I see tangible evidence of it. Until I see otherwise, I'll assume that 0 has assembled a permanent governing majority of minorities, unions, the unproductive, aging hippies, and guilty white liberals.

69 posted on 07/07/2009 11:09:03 AM PDT by Emile ("In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind" -- Louis Pasteur)
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To: Long Island Pete
Only Dems can screw things up now, but I am sure they will find a way to blames Republicans.

The media takes care of that for them.

70 posted on 07/07/2009 11:13:20 AM PDT by Ditto
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To: discocrico

Yep now there is no believeable way to blame the other side EVERYTHING that happens is offically the Democrats fault.


71 posted on 07/07/2009 11:17:24 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: AppyPappy

If he comits a felonous assult on the Senate floor in front of the TV cameras woul;dn’t that make him ineligible to serve with a felony on his record?


72 posted on 07/07/2009 11:20:13 AM PDT by chris_bdba
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