Al Franken

Al Franken is running for the U.S. Senate. My God! Can you imagine what would happen if the halls of Congress were filled with satirists instead of lawyers and lobbyists? This may be the single most significant political event in the history of this country--IF (and that's a big "if")--this is the beginning of a trend. But it has to be the beginning of a trend or it will never rise above the level of novelty (a welcome, healthy novelty, mind you) to the level of a revolution in sanity. Sheeeeit! I'm almost tempted to move to Minnesota so I can say with pride, "Al Franken is my senator." Now if we can convince that other Minnesota satirist Garrison Keillor to run for President, all might be well with our world. Then Garrison appoints yet another Minnesota satirist (Bob Dylan) secretary of state...Things would indeed be rollin', Bob....