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HERE’S A THOUGHT FOR DEMOCRATS: FRANKEN WOULD HAVE CANCELED OUT WELLSTONE’S VOTE AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ
By Michael B. Brodkorb | December 7, 2007
I was thinking about this earlier today: If Al Franken would have been in the U.S. Senate in 2002, he would have canceled out U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone's vote against authorizing military force in Iraq. Al Franken is on the record saying he would have voted for the use of force against Iraq:
"Ok, so, it seems to me, and this again my way of raising the idea of you running. It may be possible, and I know you are focused on 2006, but in 2008, we might need a candidate who actually said that [that they were against the war from the beginning] before this war, because this war is a debacle. It's one thing for somebody who voted for this war saying, you know, you have to assume the President is telling the truth. You can’t assume the president is lying. But, then on the other hand, the American people want someone who is a better BS detector than they are. And, and, you know, I think I would have voted for the use of force because I would have believed, I believed Colin Powell." Source: Al Franken, Al Franken Show, Air America Radio, May 1, 2006
I think most anti-war Democrats who are decided who to support for the U.S. Senate might find this post very interesting.
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December 7th, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Yes Democrats anxiously await advice from you on how to vote.
BTW, if Franken is so bad, wouldn’t he be your preferred endorsee? I am pretty sure you sort of cheer for republicans. Maybe he is your choice and this is some sort of reverse psychology. You’re just too tricky for us Michael.
December 8th, 2007 at 6:20 PM
“Get Real”. Take another toke and sit back. The Republican Party in Minnesota is set for a big come back next year. Enjoy the show – dude.
December 9th, 2007 at 5:21 PM
Pete, you are cracked. Every evidence is to the contrary. We certainly wont vote for Republican in the presidential. That is a given, we havent since 1976 and we wont start now, especially in a year that will be quite pro-Dem.
Coleman is the second most vulnerable incumbent in the country (after Sununu who as of now is a done deal, I predict a 15% margin for Shaheen so Coleman being 2nd behind that does not say much.) CD3 is wide open and prime for the taking. A seat with a PVI of R+1 (it may be less) and that is trending pretty hard to the Democrats (how many state house and senate seats have gained since 2000?).
Walz’s competitors have horrible fundraising and Walz will win for sure with at least 55%. And then we have damn good recruits in CD6 and CD2, CD6 has a complete nut job and that lone makes her at least somewhat vulnerable (although I doubt either one of those seats will be that close but there is the potential.)
The only place where the GOP will gain anything in MN will be in the state house, and you probably dont have a shot in hell in retaking the majority. And with the last wave election, we gained 19 seats, this is gearing up to be another wave election for the Dems so I am doubting too many losses, maybe even a few gains. But I predict a few losses, our margin of majority is pretty inflated for MN goes.
December 9th, 2007 at 5:23 PM
ps, i dont proofread
December 10th, 2007 at 10:09 AM
Whether or not somebody voted for or would have voted for using force in Iraq is a moot point. The real problem was a poor military deployment and strategy that didn’t provide the surge necessary to restrain insurgents in the first few weeks after we declared war. I know plenty of ardent DFLers that feel the same way. There’s a great PBS documentary about it if you feel like expanding your horizons (I promise watching PBS will not make you a democrat).
December 10th, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Eh, so Al Franken would have joined the ranks of reckless and retarded Democrats marching to war, only to become gutless cowards at the first sign things weren’t going all that well.
So what this post says, essentially, is that Al Franken is a typical Democrat. Feckless to the core.
December 10th, 2007 at 1:08 PM
This is exactly what’s wrong with politics today -why does it have to be about name calling and finger pointing? Why can’t you just admit that mistakes were made because we didn’t have adequate information.
What is written on here and at liberal sites is hurting American public policy. Do you ever think about how little is getting done in the field because of partisanship? We’re heading for a recession, children are going hungry and uneducated, college education is nearly unaffordable, people are losing their homes, our children are playing with lead-painted toys, diseases that haven’t been seen in decades are making a comeback… doesn’t this worry you? Are you more concerned with making Democrats look bad instead of the health and economic well-being of children, families, and the elderly?
I get it – you don’t like Democrats, or whatever snide name you want to use. And I also understand that there are a lot of approaches to achieve better public policy. But I just don’t understand why you are more concerned with tawdry sarcasm on a blog instead of using your intelligence to create better policy. Please, tell me why this is so important. I really want an intelligent answer that helps me understand your purpose in life. Tell me how you are making America a better place. Really, I want a clear, concise, honest answer. Nothing snarky or snide.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:22 PM
Sorry GM, MDE just doesn’t do that. The only thing you can expect is a bunch of the very thing you don’t like from his pals Big Kahuna, Chestnut, and maybe even Swiftee if you are so lucky. MDE thinks this is important work and promotes himself more than Jason Lewis and Rush Limbaugh combined. His aspirations are to be a rightwing gas bag…probably hoping to get paid well for it. Not sure how well he’s meeting the second goal, but certainly has accomplished the first.