That's a pretty strong ad hominem attack. I didn't like Al Franken until he got elected and started doing a lot of things that make sense (e.g. his proposed bill to fix how rating agencies work, while not getting rid of rating agencies as a private market).
I watched his housing rants he gave (a couple were on C-SPAN) where he was talking about loans being "too hard" to get. How banks needed to loan to poorer people. This was before the collapse and we all discovered the opposite was true. His voting is pro-Hollywood and he seems to have an influence on MN's other Senator.
It isn't ad hominem when he votes and speaks to the point.
So he's more social, while believing in protecting artists. That doesn't make him a "shill" per se. One might find his politics naive but you're accusing him of being disingenuous. Everything I know about him (admittedly not a great deal) says he's at least consistent.
Well, you probably missed the whole "fined for not carrying workers' compensation insurance" episode. He spouts one thing and does another in practice. I would say that is fairly disingenuous.
