Comments on Born at the Crest of the Empire: Picture of the Day

But the majority of Senate work isn't debate/discu...

2009-07-14T08:28:16.446-05:00

But the majority of Senate work isn't debate/discussion. It's posturing, parliamentary, party, and horsetrading, all things that make the idealists old very quickly.

Al Franken is NOT a liberal fundamentalist. He is ...

2009-07-14T07:56:05.605-05:00

Al Franken is NOT a liberal fundamentalist. He is proudly progressive, but he's also smart and pragmatic. He isn't afraid to engage conservatives in a true debate/discussion.

Not to sound too much like a fan-boy or anything...

Hmmm.... I don't know how he'll react to the horse...

2009-07-14T06:24:37.890-05:00

Hmmm.... I don't know how he'll react to the horsetrading. MAny other new senators have come in "pue" and settled right into the give and take.

But, their historical reaction to stress wasn't a really sharp and wicked wit.

I will be watching him so closely over the next mo...

2009-07-14T00:49:16.909-05:00

I will be watching him so closely over the next months and years, to see what he says and does, and how he reacts. I want to see how he responds to the Senate's culture of dealmaking and horsetrading...

I'm on his side, of course, and I want to see him do well. Shall we start the gray hair watch?

Well, his first major thing is sitting and listeni...

2009-07-13T22:39:28.236-05:00

Well, his first major thing is sitting and listening to all those Senators make THEIR opening remarks....

Probably not what he envisaged when he was fighting so hard for the office.

It looks like he's been in office for 20 years, no...

2009-07-13T21:19:02.121-05:00

It looks like he's been in office for 20 years, not 5 days.