Senator Franken
TIME's Sophia Yan was there in the Senate Chamber today for the swearing in of Democrat #60. She reports:
Former-comedian-turned-Senator Al Franken was officially sworn into office
this afternoon to a packed Senate gallery, 246 days after Election Day.“It was Al who told me that the third year of his campaign would be best,”
said fellow Minnesota's senior Senator Amy Klobuchar, introducing Franken to his new colleagues. “He was right.”Franken had donned a bright blue tie and his widest grin for the big day, a
toothy smile that stretched further after Vice President Joe Biden slapped
his back and offered a hearty welcome to the Hill. Applause echoed for
minutes on end as onlookers congratulated Congress's newest face. Despite
the crowd, Franken caught his wife, Franni's eye and the two shared a
knowing look across the chamber.Though Franken's known as the coveted 60th Democratic vote, giving his party the number it takes to work its will against a Republican filibuster, he once again insisted: “I want the people of Minnesota to know that I am ready to work for all of you – that I am committed to be a voice for all Minnesotans in the United States Senate.”
“He's ready for this job,” said former Vice President (and Minnesota Senator) Walter Mondale. “He's going to be a serious senator.”
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Dear Senator Al.
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Your biggest obstacle in the senator is named Harry and the way he fools you is by pretending he's on your side. He even sells the ruse by pretending to your leader. However, this is not the case. Watch your back. -
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gunny wins the thread with the first comment lol
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No. I screwed it up with all the mis spellings. What I get for commenting at work.
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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1908983-1,00.html
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I'm thinking of having T-shirts printed up.
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My Time correspondent went to Alaska and all I got was this lousy Lovefest...... -
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And Coleman's lawyers were nowhere to be found?
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"Despite
the crowd, Franken caught his wife, Franni's eye and the two shared a
knowing look across the chamber."
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Interesting use of commas. -
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Was Rush Whats-His-Name thrown out of the Senate Chamber for heckling?
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Not to hijack the thread, but –
I've heard a report that another Senator – Kyl – has chosen to undercut his President during the latter's negotiations with the Russian leader. Any truth to that, and how does it rank on the scale of Congressional/foreign relations propriety?
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Perhaps it's pedantic, but isn't he Democrat #58? 59 if you throw in Lieberman's party of 1. I'm not sure Sanders would be happy being reassigned.
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Source/link FO?
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What is the purpose or point of that Pagecast video that Mark Halperin does?
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Because God knows no Democratic Congressmen ever undermined a President Bush initiative. "On the scale of Congressional/foreign relations propriety" this ranks as standard operating procedure.
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He's no Michael Jackson.
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Primarily because he's living. -
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dumdedumdum, you asked:
.What is the purpose or point of that Pagecast video that Mark Halperin does?
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I think it's done just to confirm to readers that he really is that inane. -
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Took ya long enough, Minnesota. Now maybe Reid will actually accomplish something and we get around to fixing the country.
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"60 senators walk into a bar...."
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“He's going to be a serious senator.”
Won't Al feel lonely, being the only one? -
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Nah. He's got Bachmann for company, and she's an even better comedian
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Kyl places a hold, makes a demand, doesn't get what he wants, and then withdraws his hold?
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I must be missing something or my outrage meter is out of order. -
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"Nah. He's got Bachmann for company, and she's an even better comedian."
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Mercifully, she is only a Representative and not a Senator... yet. -
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My Time correspondent went to Alaska and all I got was this lousy Lovefest......
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I just read that. JNS is utterly worthless. -
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Cliff-What's up with JNS?
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Now maybe Reid will actually accomplish something
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Ha ha!
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