For starters; if you’ve not been reading Michael Brodkorb’s extended coverage of Al Franken’s labor scandal in New York City (he allegedly didn’t pay “Al Franken Inc’s” workmen’s comp bills), you should get caught up right now.

But I was drawn in particular to this bit here; a spokesman for Franken bemoans the plight of the small businessperson:

“‘We’re not actually sure what happened at this point. As most small business owners know, when you’re dealing with bureaucratic entities sometimes they make the mistake, sometimes you do,’ she said. ‘We don’t know which one happened in this case but we’re going to pay the fine in good faith so our accountant can deal with it on his time not the presses and not the Republican party’s.’“

You read that right; a representative of the would-be candidate of the party of lumpen, leaden, gray bureaucracy, the party that loves small business (as long as they don’t mind regulation, confiscatory taxes, and being hounded to death should they succeed financially), is whinging about the vagaries of dealing with…lumpen, leaden gray bureaucracy!

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