Wednesday, January 7, 2009

All Seats Are Taken


WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders refused to seat Illinois senator designate Plaxico Burris today, while other new senators were sworn in. Majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said the rebuff of Burris was due to a technicality, "The business of the senate is conducted in english and no one here can understand a word he says." Democrats also refused to seat comedian Al Franken, who was declared winner of the Minnesota senate raceon the grounds that Democrats are unanimously opposed to seating a senator with an actual personality.