I love Al Franken. I want to punch Fox News in the nose for the terrible things they say about him.

Already in his short tenure at the Senate, Franken has made committee hearings bot more entertaining and MORE informative; he’s forced the US Government to stop doing business with companies that deny justice to the victims of rape and violence, and now he’s passed his first bill – $5 million in funding to a pilot-program providing service dogs for war veterans with mental and physical disabilities.

Over the last few years of GOP rule of the Federal government, those paying attention watched, in horrified anger, as the GOP False Patriot Machine made cut after cut to the Veteran’s Administration, all the while draped in the flag and spewing bullshit and lies about how much they love folks in uniform.

Then, here comes Franken, putting money where his mouth is:

This January, I met Luis Carlos Montalvan and his service dog named Tuesday, a beautiful golden retriever, at an inaugural event in Washington.

Luis had been an intelligence officer in Iraq, rooting out corruption in Anbar Province. In 2005, Capt. Montalvan was the target of an assassination attempt. Now he walks with a cane and suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

Luis explained that he couldn’t have made it to the inauguration if it weren’t for his dog.

As someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda, I feel a deep obligation to the men and women who have risked life and limb on our behalf.

From the AA site:

Under the Service Dogs For War Veterans Act, 200 new service dogs will be given to war veterans–who will then be enrolled in a multi-year study to determine both the benefits and costs of companion animals for the disabled.

Way to go, Senator Franken. Please, keep up the good work.