It sounds like most senate democrats gave T.Boone Pickens a warm welcome at their weekly policy lunch on Thursday. You know him, the one who put his money behind the swift boat ads.
John Kerry was not able to attend. There's a surprise, being the swift boaters are the ones responsible for him not winning the election.
So, T. Bone gets a warm reception from senators...
Except for one......
Who could that be?
Sen. Al Franken managed to make time for the lunch – but then let Pickens have it afterward.
According to a source, the wealthy oil and gas magnate and author of "The First Billion is the Hardest" stepped up to introduce himself to Franken in a room just off the Senate Floor after the lunch ended
Franken, who was seated talking to someone else, did not stand when Pickens said hello. Instead, Franken began to berate him about the billionaire’s financing of the Swift Boat ads in 2004.
According to a source, the confrontation grew heated.
Said Franken spokeswoman Jess McIntosh: "It was a lively conversation."
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PAUL WELLSTONE WOULD BE SO PROUD!!