Franken Snub of Senator Lieberman Proves his Election was a Complete Joke

Yesterday, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, the presiding chair Sen. Al FrankenAl Franken (D-MN) completely ignored decades of Senatorial decorum by denying fellow Senator Joseph LiebermanJoseph Lieberman (D-NY) a few extra moments to finish his remarks on the health care reform legislation. Any C-SPAN viewer over the past twenty years would acknowledge that allowing a Senator a few extra moments to finish his remarks is not only routine, it’s a professional courtesy.

But small-minded Franken, a former SNL cast member and comedian, was not joking when he bluntly denied a much senior Senator to finish his remarks. This is more than an outrage, its an indication that Minnesota voters have their collective head up their derrieres when it comes to electing public officials. As was proved with the election of Jesse VenturaJesse Ventura as Governor, Minnesota voters seem to think that any yahoo with name recognition can do a suitable job in elected office.

Franken is a joke and embarrassment to the prestige of the U.S. Senate who is petty and disrespectful of his more senior Senators. The Minnesota voters should be ashamed of voting such people into office repeatedly. If Minnesota can’t take their votes seriously, they should be denied at least one of their Senatorial seats to teach them a lesson. Enough with electing complete jokes to the U.S. Senate.