Senator Al Franken?

Hi Moose,Al Franken is definitely a brilliant writer and multitalented commedian. What he most definitely is not is a statesman. I can see him in the House of Reps maybe, but the Senate is supposed to perform government functions of the highest order. Authoring "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" is great, but not really a convincing qualification for why Al should be elected to work on nuclear treaties. There are probably more qualified people out there.Not to get off-topic again, but "values" voters have brought a field of republican idealogues and downright nutjobs. The way to counter this isn't by electing left-leaning loud mouths. Democrats need real candiates with charisma and the balls to take a stand other than a tepid endorsement of 'Republican lite'.

Chir,You're right, someone like Al is probably about as good as it gets. But you cant fault me for hoping (praying?) for a rebirth of real statesmanship, can ya? Voters have trusted bigots and retards like Floyd Burnington and Strom Thurmond to accurately represent them; I think we should set our standards a bit higher than that. But again, not too likely to happen.Amusing (OT) Trivia: The action movie "Predator" has on its cast 3 governors and one gubernatorial candidate who was also a porn star. Apparently being an actor is a fantastic way of securing public office.

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'Most temperate in the pleasures of the body, his passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable.'

Hi Asgara,I did a bit of research and I was off, only 2 govs from Predator, the Body and the Governator. I knew Carl Weathers ran in LA, and I thought he won, but apparently not. The other candidate (also lost) was Sonny Landham (the porn star). Pretty amazing.

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'Most temperate in the pleasures of the body, his passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable.'