Sen. Franken is Not Completely Useless!

It is important to notice when someone surprises you especially when it is someone you hold in very low regard. And there are few politicians who I hold in lower regard that Sen. Al Franken (D-MINN). Despite my disdain for his personal actions and my disagreement with his political positions, I have to admit I was really impressed with one of his talents - drawing. Check out this youtube video.


Don't get me wrong, the people in Minnesota seriously screwed up and he shouldn't be a U.S. senator, but he is not completely useless. With that kind of talent he should be working in a traveling carnival. I am honest enough to admit I couldn't draw the states anywhere near as well.

Do Any of Obama's Appointee's Pay Their Taxes?

As we've noted and complained about Obama's nominee's for Treasury Secretary and Health and Human Services past failures to pay taxes, another Obama nominee had similar problems and we hadn't even heard of her or the position. Nancy Killefer has withdrawn her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government because she didn't pay her taxes.

When her selection was announced by President Barack Obama, The Associated Press disclosed that the District of Columbia government had filed a more than $900 tax lien on her home for failure to pay unemployment compensation tax on household help.

It is odd that over $30K in tax fraud didn't disqualify Geithner and over $100K in tax fraud hasn't caused the Daschle nomination to be withdrawn, but under a thousand got this lady kicked to the curb. Was she a sacrificial lamb so the new administration can pretend to have some standards?

Beyond her tax issues, when did we create another job of chief performance officer for the federal government? Here's an idea. Don't make up a new position unless you subtract an old one that's no longer necessary.


UPDATE: Let's not forget Al Franken. While he is not an Obama appointee, he owes the closeness of the Minnesota senate race to Obama's election night coattails.

Franken, who is still fighting incumbent GOP Sen. Norm Coleman for Minnesota’s Senate seat, failed to pay at least $70,000 in taxes to 17 states prior to running for office.

Seems all these Dem's are in favor of higher taxes in order to expand government power. They're just not in favor of personally paying those taxes.

Endorsement for U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota

I heartily endorse Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) for reelection to the U.S. Senate. Sen. Coleman has performed very well in the senate. However, like in the case of Rep. Murtha, the opponent is the key to the importance of this race. Running against Coleman is unhinged, dishonest former comedian and noted tax cheat Al Franken. Franken is a far-left extreme partisan Democrat and would add nothing to the senate. Or at least nothing positive.