I can't say that I'm shocked
E.J. Dionne -- a wonderful columnist for the Washington Post -- has a column today that sheds quite a bit of light about our Junior Senator, Smilin' Norm Coleman.
This is an exceprt from Dionne's column, The Washington Post, December 27, 2005:
I guess Normy's motto is to cut anything you like, just don't hurt him politically.
This is an exceprt from Dionne's column, The Washington Post, December 27, 2005:
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) opposed the original, milder Senate budget bill but turned around and voted for the final, harsher bill. According to Congress Daily, Coleman backed the final budget "after negotiators took out cuts affecting his state's sugar beet growers." Coleman told the paper: "Karl Rove called me and asked what I wanted. A few hours later it was out of the bill."
I guess Normy's motto is to cut anything you like, just don't hurt him politically.
