Al Franken SMACKDOWN: Hyper (and hypo)critical (MN StarTribune)

[kpete]

Today in the MN StarTribune, Franken wrote a Commentary piece on Norm's ad. In usual form, Franken smacks down Coleman with clear, concise rationale, unlike Norm's ridiculous tantrums. He starts the commentary questioning why this much energy is being leveraged against an ad instead of attempting to get us out of Iraq . From there it gets better.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/26/10318/9902


Al Franken: Hyper (and hypo)critical
Despite the serious issues that face us, the Senate and Norm Coleman are playing games over an ad.

Al Franken

Published: September 26, 2007

Case in point: On Tuesday, Sen. Norm Coleman took out an ad in this paper criticizing me for criticizing a Senate resolution that criticized MoveOn.org for taking out an ad in the New York Times criticizing Gen. David Petraeus.

It is, of course, ridiculous that the United States Senate spent a day debating and voting on a resolution condemning an advertisement while our troops remained in Iraq, fighting a war with no end. And it's doubly ridiculous that Coleman, of all people, is still playing politics with this issue.

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Frankly, I'm used to this kind of smear -- it's what happens when you speak truth to power in George W. Bush's America. But I think Minnesotans have had enough of this kind of political gamesmanship. As I go around the state, I don't hear a whole lot about ads in the New York Times. What I do hear is that Minnesotans want this war to end, and that if this president won't end it, they want the Senate to force him to end it.

Bush and his allies in Washington have blocked increases to veterans' benefits, refused to be held accountable for the mistakes that ruined our military's efforts in Iraq, and dodged every effort to bring our troops home. Instead of solutions, Norm Coleman offers political games and pointless attacks.


more at:
http://www.startribune.com/562/story/1445784.html