"My corner of Connecticut was covered in ice today, until news broke of Sen. Joe Lieberman's impending retirement. Magically, a warm glow spread. It was a delicious feeling: the end of the reign of the politician I despise most."
Senator Al Franken (D-MN), presiding over the Senate, shot down a request by Joe Lieberman (MISERABLE PRICK-CT) for an extra minute of speechifying last night, and John McCain (R-AZ) got VERY UPSET, because he had never seen something like that before and it made him worried for "the comity of the Senate." It's like some '80s comedy where the brash young outsider comes in to shake things up and all the stuffy establishment types are horrified, except in this case the brash young outsider is 58 years old, and the things the establishment types are trying to defend aren't funny at all. Although "comity of the Senate" is [...]
When miserable prick Joe Lieberman came out against the public option he was just trying to be an asshole on his own, but happily for him, he also provided cover for a bunch of other Senators to be assholes as well. It's win-win for Joe!