You get what you ask for, Minnesota liberals
Via The Hill:
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) scolded Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on the Senate floor Thursday for allegedly mocking him while he delivered a solemn speech on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.
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Franken, who was presiding over the chamber from the dais, gesticulated and made faces while McConnell explained his opposition to Kagan, according to witnesses.
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McConnell grew increasingly angry as Franken made fun of him before a crowded public gallery and Senate aides lining the chamber walls. Senate aides said they were shocked that Franken would flout the decorum of the chamber during such a solemn occasion.
After McConnell finished his remarks, he walked up to the dais and rebuked him.
βThis is not ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Al,β McConnell said, making reference to Frankenβs career as a writer and actor on NBCβs long-running comedy show, according to a witness who overheard the exchange.
After the vote, Franken walked to McConnell’s office to apologize but couldn’t find him. He has sent a personal note, instead.
“The Leader thought I was disrespectful while he was giving his speech on General Kagan,” Franken said in a statement to The Hill. “He is entitled to give his speech with the presiding officer just listening respectfully. I went directly to his office after I was done presiding to apologize in person. He wasnβt there, so Iβve sent him a handwritten note.β
Allah Pundit notes:
At least he didnβt cut him off like he did Lieberman, but give him time: If heβs already sufficiently far gone to shock Senate aides with how much of an A-hole he can be, Iβm sure thereβs more to come in the months ahead.
Hopefully nothing like this, though. Or this.
I’m so glad the “adults” are in charge now. Aren’t you?
Cross-posted to Right Wing News.