300 WORDS OR LESS 07.18.09

Franken asks the hard questions, Pelosi says "We’ll take your money and your little dog too."

Al Franken is taking on his first major role as a new Senator. He has been selected to take part in the Sotomayor hearings. This is his opportunity to begin to define what kind of Senator he will be, what kind or role he would play. He chose the role he has always played, that of an awkward, goofy, sometimes funny clown. After a brief history of the television viewing habits of the Franken family and the Sotomayor family, Al got into the meat of his questions. This included a tough question on an episode of Perry Mason in which Perry Mason didn't win. This question proved to be more than Sotomayor could handle and she was unable to answer. Does this make her a liar when she claims to be a big Perry Mason fan? Further investigation is needed.

Nancy Pelosi spoke to the press recently. She outlined how government funded health care is actually going to be a huge money maker. It's going to save so much money, it won't even need the money generated by the planned increase in taxes on the evil "rich"! This doesn't mean there won't be a tax increase. Nancy said that the money would be used for decreasing the deficit. You know, the deficit that was run up by other money making propositions like bailing out AIG, GMC etc... Then there was a cackle, a puff of smoke, and Nancy Pelosi flew off on her broom.