He rejects request for extra time on the Senate floor
(NEWSER) - Sit down and zip it, Joe. That's essentially what Al Franken told Joe Lieberman to do today, albeit couched in polite Senate speak. When Lieberman used up his allotted time speaking on health care, he asked for unanimous consent for a bit more time. That's usually a formality. It just so happened that Franken was taking his turn as presiding officer. "In my capacity as the senator from Minnesota, I object," he said, in what seemed to be a surprising Senate snub. More»
