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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:32 PM Original message |
Maybe Ed Schultz is right: the Democrats don't want Franken in the senate because they |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Of course not |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. That is garbage - and irresponsible |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. There was also the meeting between Franken, Biden and Obama. Where |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. We still didn't get a response yet?! n/t |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. There is that |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Haven't heard anything sillier in a decade. n/t |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I'm sure that there are quite a few that fear Franken |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Attention across the blogosphere... |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Ask Al |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. He'll tell you "big NY/CA fundraisers", if he's honest. |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. BS |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Yep. Al's out-of-state money bought him a huge primary GOTV machine. |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. All you have to do is look at his campaign appearances |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Even refills here are $1.09 |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. You are setting some high expectations |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Franken took 3% |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. So the answer is, "yes, Al Franken took PAC money." |
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Mnpaul (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. They would be stupid to turn down money |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. That is asinine |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. It's always a conspiracy against that one person/place/thing that could change everything |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
37. Like Fred Thompson (NT) |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Won't change anything of consequence because there are too many |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think there is something to this-seating Franken weakens their "we don't have the votes" excuse. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Franken's seating also dilutes the power that the borderline Democrats have (Bayh, Landreiu, |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. I totally agree with this post. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. Since when did the senate have control over Minnesota courts? |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I'm not suggesting that they have any power over MN courts or that process, |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
14. That is one of the stupidest things anyone has ever said. I'm sad; Ed isn't usually such a doorknob. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Heh... a wonderfully concise spot of cynicism. |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. So now the Democrats in are in cahoots with Coleman/GOP/TPTB to keep Franken from being seated? |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
31. I don't think he means that the Democrats are working against him in MN, rather that they |
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Proud Liberal Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. I hadn't ever gotten that impression at all from anybody anywhere |
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agentS (922 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
29. I partially diasgree with Ed |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
30. Naw |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
32. If somebody had called me up and asked |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
35. kick |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. A bit off topic, but man I'm so glad Daschle is not in the cabinet. |
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