Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
Waiting for these campaign commercials to begin:<\/p>\n
Hi, I’m Al Franken. I was behind on votes until my lawyers outmaneuvered Norm Coleman’s lawyers and the courts made me the 60th Democrat in the Senate. Not one single Republican voted for Obama-care but I’m proud to say I cast the last vote needed to make Obama-care the law of the land. Without me, it never would have happened. I’m Al Franken, I’m responsible for Obama-care, and I approve this message.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“I’m good enough by a standard that includes Chuck Schumer and Barbara Boxer. \u00a0I’m not sure what I’m smart-enough for, and doggonnit, people are nuts to like me because for the first five-year period of my life, I’ve been able to stay innocuous”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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