Senator Franken* Lawyers-up.

As the newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Al Franken has lawyered-up for the upcoming Sotomayor confirmation hearings.


Honestly, I've never seen a Supreme Court Justice candidate raise as many red flags as Sonia Sotamayor. From her decision on the Connecticut fire fighters to her membership in the "Latino KKK" (La Razza), many questions will be asked of Sotomayor this week. Maybe someone will ask her if she meant "wise latina" or "wide latina."

What is Angry Al going to ask? This past weekend he, while in Minnesota celebrating himself, he met with lawyers to help him prepare. "Franken gathered lawyers to help prepare him for the Sotomayor hearings. He says senators have been known to get long-winded on their questions, and he only wants to ask questions a normal person would want to hear the answer to."

Why does Franken* need to ask any questions at all. He already knows - barring new evidence suggesting she's an axe-murderer - he's going to vote to confirm her.

What's up with the coaching by attorneys? I can't yet find a video of the WCCO TV report, but I did catch it live. The video showed Franken* in a conference room with about 10 other people. Presumably, most or all of these people were the lawyers who were prepping him.

I want to know who these lawyers are and I'm going to try to find out. My hunch is that they are all Democrats who gave him money and voted for him. It's safe to say they all support Sotomayor as well. Republican questions are going are going to hit Sotamayor hard and heavy for her racist track record.

In watching the hearings this week, pay close attention to Angry Al. Is Franken* being long-winded or short-winded? How soft are the softball questions? Do they seek to get answer, or will they allow her to diffuse the answers Republicans are seeking? Are the questions Franken* asks his own words, or were they crafted by a team of lawyers?



Al Franken* had his own political radio show for three years. He was easy on liberals and bombastic with conservatives. I expect that Franken* will avoid any cross-examination questions that would force Sotamayor to defend any of her controversial positions. The advice he got from his attorney friends should help him in disguising his partisan praise of the Obama appointee.