Franken challenges Hudson Institute’s Dr. Furchtgott-Roth to compare bankruptcies due to health care cost in the US vs. other western countries. She tries to say “I’ll get that number to you later” congressional hearing dodge move.” He gives her the answer (Sweden – 0, Germany – 0, etc) and she tries to make a hollow [...]
Remember when one of his future colleagues said Al Franken was going to be a clown? Even though it may be a surprise to the pundit class, those who actually paid attention to Al Franken’s campaign and not old YouTube clips wouldn’t be surprised that Franken would try to do some work in Washington, DC. [...]
Franken, at the state fair holds a 10 minute, plain talk, off the cuff Q&A with his constituents concerning health care in our country. Along with Rep. Anthony Weiner’s media blitz, this is one of the best engagements of the health care reform debate by an elected official. Juxtapose the reality of Senator Franken with [...]