james inhofe

U.S. Sen. James Inhofe dug himself in deeper Tuesday trying to explain why he called Al Franken “the clown from Minnesota” last week: “He kind of looked like a clown when I was talking to him.” The Oklahoma Republican also said he and his new colleague “physically embraced” yesterday — which is more than Franken [...]

CQ Politics reported today that a GOP Web ad aims to raise money for Norm Coleman so Republicans can count on having 42 votes in the U.S. Senate. Huh? Turns out the YouTube video the story describes — replete with pleading cameos from nine senators and two others — is three months old. (CQ Politics has [...]