RBMN on September 29, 2008 at 10:28 AM

RBMN-I also liked Wellstone, even though he was a far left socialist. He was sincere, which is a commodity as rare and precious as the tears of and angel when referring to politicians.
I saw Franken about a month ago on the campaign trail and he continues to evoke Wellstone’s memory, even though Franken suffers in the comparison. Paul Wellstone was a good man.

There’s not really much of a choice there.

TooTall on September 29, 2008 at 11:48 AM

There’s a famous Abraham Lincoln quote that applies here.

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Johnson is a registered lobbyist for Excelsior Energy, which is trying to build a controversial $2.3 billion “clean coal” energy plant on the Iron Range that has earned Coleman’s enthusiastic support for tens of millions of dollars in federal grants and loan guarantees.

Coleman helped secure $36 million in Clean Coal Power Initiative funding for Excelsior Energy’s Mesaba Energy Project from the Department of Energy in 2004. The following year, Coleman authored a provision in the 2005 Energy Bill that authorized loan guarantees for the project and also ensured that the technology the plant would use will qualify for tax credits.

One of 18 lobbyists for the company registered in Minnesota. It didn’t take long for Johnson to hit the revolving door and start cashing in on his 32-year legislative career after he left the state Senate in 2002. He registered as a lobbyist for several entities less than a year later in August 2003, and currently represents 10 clients at the state level.
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Quid Pro Quo. Gotta hand it to Coleman, at least he is consistent. Turning his back on Minnesotans . . . one lobbyist at a time.

Flash
http://centrisity.com

Bishop on September 29, 2008 at 9:40 AM

I was not a fan of Wellstone’s ideology, but Sen. Wellstone was always a gentleman, always fought against the policy he opposed–not the people. He was a much better man than most of his supporters. But Al Franken is no Paul Wellstone. I think Wellstone won in Minnesota to a great extent on style points alone. Wellstone was a nice friendly guy, and unfortunately a socialist kook.

Funniest thing I heard so far: I was speaking to a client last week who is an East-Coast Academic (Prof at a NYC-based university). When he found out I was in MN, he very excitedly asked me “Do you think Al Franken has a chance?”.

“No”.

“Really? You really think that?”

“Yes”.

Took the wind right out of his sails…..

Perhaps it’s just me.

Well I’m from Pennsylvania and my wife is from Louisiana, so my family knows all about worthless politicians who do not belong in government.

As I’ve gotten to the age where I can really see what unaccomplished, inexperienced, corrupt jackasses so many of these politicians are, including the entire Democrat Congress, it’s not hard to see why we face so many of the problems we have.

I mean really, Al Franken? Can’t we get down to some granularity here, who would seriously solicit this guy for advice on anything at all relevant? Much less, asking this child to run anything?

Franken has done nothing in his life remotely adult or serious. He’s a circus clown, a carnival act. Not only has he not performed serious work, he’s probably never witnessed it being done. Kind of like Barack Obama.

Yet millions of voters are seriously considering putting these juvenile jackasses into elected office, where they will have influence over all of our lives.

Unbelievable. I would have more respect for a voter who writes in Lassie for President or for the Senate.

Don’t forget Jesse Ventura…

This is Minnesota.

We elected Wellstone twice and he was a stone-cold communist, we elected Ellison the wife-beather, we almost elected Patty Wetterling who is famous only for her son disappearing, we almost elected Mike Hatch who has a temper which would scare the shit out of Franken.

This is Minnesota.

Franken brings nothing to the table that separates him from your garden variety DailyKos commenter. He’s a one trick pony and that trick is unhinged hatred for anyone who doesn’t agree with his far-left, lunatic vision for this country.

It’s farcical that a major political party is running such a complete clown for the Senate. Democrats should be walking around with bags on their heads for nominating clown Franken.

I would have more respect for the Democrats if they ran an Irish Setter, than I do for their choice in Al Franken.

And we could pay the Irish Setter in ham bones and chew toys, rather than what Al Franken can steal with both hands.

Coleman is barely a Republican and if Franken weren’t such a complete effin disaster, Norm might be on his way out.

If Johnson was smart enough to see through the Zero, I’d pay attention.