Not sure why there was such a hurry to seat Franken in the Senate. It\’s not like he\’s much of an improvement over one….or rather given Klobuchar\’s performance today, none. Here we are vetting for one of the most important positions in the federal government, a position that will affect every Minnesotan\’s life for decades to come and what do our two intrepid Senators have to offer?
Well basically they discussed what was on TV.
Sotomayor, a native of New York, was asked by Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar if she\’d tuned in to the game. The judge said only that she\’d turned it on \”for a little while.\”
Sotomayor is a Yankee fan, and Klobuchar wanted to make sure she knew that shortstop Derek Jeter was in the game and she noted that Joe Mauer, a catcher for the Minnesota Twins, got a key hit. Baltimore\’s Adam Jones drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
Heh, at least Klobuchar\’s topic had relevance to her home state. Franken was even more incompetent, as he\’d rather discuss old Perry Mason episodes. I\’m starting to think he\’s not taking his position very seriously. Good to know he thinks the future direction of the Supreme Court is a big joke.
Although, to be fair, perhaps they did intend to ask some more substantive questions, but after watching Sotomayor refuse to directly answer questions for the last couple days, they figured why bother.