Those four words sum up the situation.

4 words?;)

Those four words sum up the situation. Meanwhile, Team Franken’s explanation goes on longer than the New York City phone directory and has more twists and turns than a water slide.

As I said before, political history shows that if the explanation is longer than the claim, the explaining party loses. Or, as the political saying goes: “If you are explaining, you are not gaining.”

What was Al’s degree in? Basket weaving? Sure as hell can’t be anything to do with business.

Only twopudd and el pres = the same person.

Tee hee.

Until it’s a Republican doing the same thing. Then it’s a “culture of corruption” and every Republican, simply because they’re associated with one bad apple, is guilty of the same thing.

When it’s their own guy, though, throw the accountant under the bus. Deny, deny, deny. Blame anyone but the guy who owns the company. Throw mud at those who bring it up. Deflect attention.

Amen, MrMustang. I’ve posted this question here at least a dozen times before; Is anyone really going to vote for this unfunny clown? Add- incompetent business man.

math rules.

In 2006 in the 5th the Dems could have picked a reasonable and law abiding candidate in Tammy Lee and instead chose Kieth Ellison. Now, in 2008, there were other credible choices like Ceresi, who whatever you think of his liberalism, at least appears to be a decent guy and a life long Minnesotan who plays by the rules, yet the Dems are lining up behind a carpetbagging scofflaw.

I find it very intersting the Dems would not just throw Franken overboard. There must be 20 decent credible candidates the Dems could line up to run and give Coleman a run for his money. Why stick with the bum Franken. It makes no poliitcal sense. Why haven’t some of the DFL bigwigs got together and said, “no mas — we’re not going to ride this pony any more — he’s a joke, a carpetbagger, and an embarrassment”. ?????????? It’s all very interesting! No doubt there are all kinds of people who would be better for the party – Mike Freemen, Betty McCollum, Mark Dayton, even. Colin Peterson, Tony Sertich, Madam Speaker, — any one of these, even if very liberal would at least not be tax cheats and carpetbaggers. Are there no adults left in the DFL to put a stop to this silliness?

It is a troubling pattern of behavior that Franken continues to run afoul of ethical and legal situations. Should he have swindled the New York children’s charity out of millions? No. Was it illegal? Probably not.

On the other hand, he’s got two state governments after him for failing to comply with the law. I’m sure he can settle the Calif. issue by rifling through his couch cushions for spare change. The New York issue is settled, but it’s troubling that he didn’t bother to provide workers comp and disability benefits for his employees. … aren’t those the type of requirements that liberals have demanded employers not only provide but increase for years?

If the “my dog ate my homework excuse” stops working, I’m sure it’s just “satire.”

Hey, if THAT is the standard, ol’ Smokescreen, R=Lapdog, shoulda resigned years ago.

red girl, you could not be more right! The leftist of this state will elect anyone who claims to be a liberal no matter how shady their past has been.

Why just look at Osama, er I mean Obama.

I though Al was concerned that some weren’t paying there fair share of taxes – why would he set up a company to reduce taxes?

I assume Al like other liberals who complain that we are not paying enough in taxes did not take any deduction so he could “invest” as much as possible in government.

But, the liberal idiots elected him anyway. Ethics do not matter to democrats.

What this episode does show is a CONTINUOUS pattern of behavior that proves he is unfit for office. If Franken, with his Harvard education, can’t pay attention to details…why exactly should we trust he even reads a word of legidlation as a Senator? If he CONTINUOUSLY fails as a “businessman” to follow CLEAR business RULES, why should he be trusted in Washington DC?

And Yoni…there is a pattern here. Gloria Wise: “It wasn’t MY fault”. NY State Workers Comp: “It wasn’t MY fault”. California taxes: “It wasn’t MY fault”.

doesn’t this kind of prove that Franken didn’t lie and intentionally try to defraud the government in this case? At most its an accounting error which Franken had no part of. Those of you with accountants, do they tell you everything they are doing? I’ve said this before, by why would Franken, who made 10s of 1000s of dollars per corporate speech, willing, knowingly, and purposefully defraud the government of what to him must be chump change. And because he is a stinking liberal isn’t a valid answer(Chestnut, Swiftey, Kahuna)