Tag Archives: Franken

Those sex-lovin' senators

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 8, 2009

Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota has demonstrated this week why he is so irritating to the pundits on talk radio and other conservative fronts. The newbie senator introduced an amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill that would punish contractors if they “restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.”

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Chambliss , Ensign , Franken , Isakson , rape of women working for defense contractors , Vitter

Questions I would like to hear Franken ask

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 12, 2009

The Senate hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor begin this week. One of the witnesses Republicans are calling to testify will be Frank Ricci, the New Haven, Conn., firefighter who filed the anti-discrimination Ricci lawsuit decided recently by the Supreme Court.

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: double standards , Franken , Ricci , Sotomayor

Looking beyond the borders

By Tom Crawford | Published: June 4, 2009

Taking a look at some political developments outside the boundaries of Georgia: The Minnesota Supreme Court is expected to rule within a few days on the long-running dispute between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman over who will be declared the winner of the race for Coleman’s old seat in the U.S. Senate.

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Franken , Hannity , Limbaugh , New Jersey governor , Norm Coleman , Virginia governor