Kudos to Al Franken for pointing out the obvious!

[Heartstrings]

[dchill]

1. Again, science is not going to work with these blighters.

[Deuxcents]

2. A Maserati can fall, too.

Hopefully, not land on a houseboat.

[Joinfortmill]

7. Lol

[calimary]

8. Are we talking about the guy who lives on a yacht

when he’s not in the Senate chambers?

[monkeyman1]

10. where is a u-boat ???

[Tommymac]

13. I see what you did here.

[Celerity]

16. thread winner

[Paladin]

19. You beat me to it! Well said. (nt)

[2naSalit]

3. Perhaps faster as they weigh more.

This is one Senator from a state with an historic bridge collapse event to another.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

I really don't think anything will get past the wall of wealth he hides behind.

[mobeau69]

4. Fun Fact: Weight has nothing to do with the speed of a falling object.

[2naSalit]

5. I knew it!

I knew I was wrong about that but I had to say it for some siilly reason.

ETA: And since they don't believe in science, it might scare 'em.

[VWolf]

24. You're actually correct - see my response below n/t

[geardaddy]

20. Yep, learned that in elementary school science.

[csziggy]

22. Ah - but would a Hyundai have more air resistance than a Mercedes?

There is the crux of the matter!

(Remembering my early lessons in which a feather falls at the same rate as a cannon ball but ONLY if they fall in a vacuum.)

[VWolf]

23. In a vacuum, yes. However,

in the Earth's atmosphere, I'm guessing that the Mercedes has a larger ballistic coefficient, and therefore a higher terminal velocity.

[mobeau69]

33. Better if I had wrote about gravity.

BTW think there’s a new theory about it’s source.

[Wednesdays]

25. Galileo proved that to be a fallacy. nt

[Joinfortmill]

6. Gotta love Al.

[malaise]

9. He should never have resigned

That is all

[monkeyman1]

11. agreed 100% !

[Owl]

17. Agreed!

[geardaddy]

21. Bingo

[DENVERPOPS]

26. In 2000

Gore and Dems should have dug in and fought the outcome based on the corrupted EIS? voting machines.

[malaise]

27. Gore was more concerned with the appearance of democracy

And now we see that ReTHUGs will do anything for power. I will never forgive the Supremes for that travesty of justice.

[IbogaProject]

32. should have requested a full statewide recount

What got Mr Gore, other than corruption was that they only asked for recounts in a set of Dem leaning areas, he should have shouldered the cost and paid for a statewide recount, but in many states they only cost if the margin is over a set fraction of a percent.

[zentrum]

12. Come Back Al!

[raccoon]

14. K&R. Nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. God I wish he was still in the Senate

[NurseJackie]

18. So do I. Franken was railroaded.

[Heartstrings]

29. Yup!

The sacrificial lamb we laid on the gqp alter.

[NurseJackie]

30. Our party (and our nation) is diminished because of it.

It was an unnecessary sacrifice, but he fell on his sword "willingly" because he could see that a prolonged investigation (simply giving him his due process) was starting to rip-apart and weaken the Democratic party. He put the good of the party above his own interests by foregoing what was fair and right.

Honestly, I think he should run again. Let the voters decide. I'd welcome him back with open arms and a tear or two in my eyes.

[Heartstrings]

31. I echo your sentiments!

Would gratefully welcome him back into the fold!

[Hiawatha Pete]

28. K&R