Senate Franken "Facts"

How's that democracy thing working out for you, Minnesota? It was fun and different electing a comedian to the US Senate, wasn't it? Well, the result speaks for itself as he debates John Thune, a pretty boy from South Dakota, who happens to have a command of the facts and figures more than the writer of "Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat idiot" does. Jeanne Shaheen acts as president of the Senate, reminding (4:50 into the debate) Franken in precious fashion that he has the floor. Even she--and believe you me she's no MIT-trained engineer--understands Franken is flailing badly. It must be his rambling, slurred speech, and unfocused presentation that's the giveaway, and some colleagues do attempt to come to his aid, such as a leftist from Ohio, Sherrod Brown. (His daughter Emily, for example, according to Wikipedia, is employed by the notorious left-wing labor union brown shirts, the SEIU, who are in favor of open borders says Michelle Malkin. The pear hasn't fallen far from the tree in this case.)

The disagreement centers on the fact that although taxes for the proposed Pelosi Health Care Destroyer (PHCD) go into effect days from now, most of the benefits don't kick in for a few years. 2014 to be precise. Now there are some small potatoes that do kick in immediately along with the taxes. Here's what Franken says: