Al Franken...is this for real?

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Originally Posted by Flint

This guy Burris. He is technically correct, but, this is one of those situations where being right matters less than not making a jackass of yourself. It honestly reminds me of something I might do, just bulldoze ahead, knowing how "right" I am. I hope I don't come off like this guy.

I'm disappointed in the Senate for blocking Burris. I think they are flat out wrong and are breaking the law.

In this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. We all know that Blago is a crook, but in the eyes of the law, today, he's an innocent man. He hasn't been convicted yet. He has the authority as governor to choose whoever he wants to fill that seat, and he's chosen Burris. The Senate can't block that just because they don't like it. It's a stupid political game at a time when the country really doesn't need political games. Burris will eventually end up serving as Senator, so this game just makes the Senate leaders look like ineffectual douchbags.

Yeah, I'm a registered Democrat, and I just called the leaders of my party ineffectual douchbags.