Posted on 07/25/2010 7:34:14 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Franken warns that GOP Congress would bring 'truly dangerous agenda' By Bridget Johnson - 07/25/10 09:48 AM ET
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), addressing a convention of liberal bloggers and activists Saturday evening, implored the left to fight to stay in power in the midterm elections.
"If Republicans take back Congress they'll implement a truly dangerous agenda," Franken told the Netroots Nation gathering in Las Vegas. "Everything is on the table from repealing healthcare reform to privatizing Social Security."
Franken singled out two Republican Senate nominees: Rand Paul in Kentucky, for his questioning of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Sharron Angle in Nevada, "who can't stop bringing up the prospect of armed revolt."
Franken warned the liberals that Joe Barton, who apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward in an oil spill hearing, would become chairman of the Energy committee should Republicans take back control of the House, and said "Darrell Issa is promising to double his staff and embark on a witch-hunt in the hopes of bringing down the Obama administration."
Issa (R-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform panel, responded to Franken's charges in a late-night e-mail statement.
"Obviously, Senator Franken is reading from the same misguided playbook that Speaker Pelosi and shares her belief that a Democratic Congress should give this administration immunity from legitimate questions and appropriate accountability," Issa said. "Their statements are indicative of the desperate state their Majority is in and if the best case they can make is to caution the American people against the dangers of conducting legitimate and vigorous oversight, they is welcome to make that case.
"The fact of the matter is oversight should be done vigorously and effectively — even if it raises uncomfortable questions for the Obama White House and Democratic congressional leaders."
Franken said he understood frustration among the left as not all agenda items were being pushed with the vigor they'd like, but told the activists "no matter how frustrated you are, you can't check out now."
"We have seen what happens when Republicans take control of Congress with a Democratic president and it ain't pretty," the senator said.
Franken said the country was "teetering on the brink of a double-dip recession" and criticized Republicans for eschewing the idea of another stimulus package. "They hide behind big talk about deficits as if deficits suddenly appeared at noon on Jan. 20, 2009," he said.
Example:
Stuart: ...in case after case, the Roberts court has put not just a thumb, but a fist, on the scale in favor of corporations. A fist with brass knuckles. Which weigh a lot. Because they're brass.
He knows how dense his constituency is or he wouldn't have felt the need to explain that brass knuckles "weigh a lot because they're brass."
“It was really hard to tell which was SNL and which was not SNL.”
I know what you mean. I’m thinking the Stuart Smalley personality is the real Al Franken.
Al certainly is a comedian in addition to being a four-eyed idiot, and illegitimate senator.
Patton. General George S. Patton.
Pick a quote of his, almost any quote, and that’s what I’m talking about.
We’re in a war here. The fight of our lives. If you think we are not, if you think the very foundation of our country is not being threatened and attacked by a very clever and persistant army that would destroy us, enslave us, then I suggest you give it some more thought. Time to gird our loins. Time to buck up. Time to think in military metaphors, even if we are not using firearms.
We are currently fighting this war on soap boxes and at ballot boxes. If we win here, we will not have to move on one day to the ammo box. But we will only win at this point if we realize that this is a war, an assualt by tyrrants who would enslave or annihilate us. If enemies like Franken are afraid of us, I celebrate it, and my mind goes to thoughts of Patton, who knew how to fight and win.
Oh, I thought you meant Franken REMINDED you of Patton.
Hence, “I beg your pardon?”
what the hell does he know about anything except diapers maybe?
...for those interested. :D
Thank you - that makes sense now. I appreciate you responding.
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