In Al Franken’s new book, The Truth (with jokes), the comedian/author/radio host carries on his fight against the conservatives. Franken takes on everything from the Iraq War to the Social Security “crisis.” The aim of the book is to present the actual, factual truth about all of the events covered in the book. And what Franken gives us should be enough to raise the blood pressure of any thinking, caring human being. If everything Franken says in the book is true (and he provides a litany of references to back up his research), then the Republicans have been privy to a lot of bad things. And I mean bad things. And if you think that Dick Cheney is the world’s most evil man, your mind may change after reading The Truth. Any number of right-wing collaborators could easily beat Cheney in the pure evil game. Just look up Karl Rove or Tom DeLay sometime. You’ll see what I mean.
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