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Thursday, September 15, 2005
Smilin' Norm Coleman: Shame me twice
Sen. Smilin' Norm Coleman (R-MN) is never shy about tooting his own horn. After calling himself a 99% improvement over the late Paul Wellstone, he now says this:You know, if Tim Pawlenty or Norm Coleman were mayor, I think there would have been a little more confidence in the part of people of the governmental response [to Hurricane Katrina].
The man has no shame. And he doesn't learn from his mistakes. He should be president! The rest of Empty Suit Thursday...
- Smilin' Norm also said "Let's get the politics out of this." Smilin' Norm won't point a finger, unless it's at a Democrat: "The leadership starts at the local level. I didn't see the local mayor. I didn't hear from the mayor." Norm followed up by saying, "We've got to stop politicizing this. Unfortunately, that is what the other side is doing." No shame. By the by, Smilin' Norm was commending the federal response back on September 1. We need Smilin' Norm collectible cards, one for each new position Coleman takes. The feds are doing a good job! It's the mayor's fault! Let's not politicize this! The Democrats are politicizing this! Collect them all!
- In response to Katrina, Smilin' Norm wants to relax gift tax rules to encourage charitable giving. He also wants to repeal the estate tax, which will discourage charitable giving. Yet another Coleman Straddle!
- The latest Volcker reports on the Oil for Food program were critical of Kofi Annan, but didn't find evidence to demonstrate that he knew of his son's involvement in any contracts. Never one to let a few bad facts get in the way, Coleman again called for Annan to resign. The British and American governments have publicly expressed support for Annan. Coleman's getting awfully lonely in his Quixotic attempt to punish Annan for opposing the invasion of Iraq.
- Al Franken waived part of his salary to help make sure a local Boys and Girls club received money that appears to have been stolen from them. Of course, that's not quite how the right wing sees it.
