Senator Franken

Conservative pundits are taking one of two tracks regarding Al Franken's ascension to the United States Senate. They're either disturbed by the persona or happy to see him join the Democrats as they assume more and more responsibility for the leftist politics gripping the nation. I never thought Franken was very funny as a comedian. If anything was comic, it was his ratings meltdown with Air America. Still, I'll give him a chance at being senatorial, as I ponder the circumstances of his victory.

Fundamentally, those circumstances focus on what I believe was a laughably incompetent campaign run by his opponent, Norm Coleman. There are host of YouTube videos - I won't bore you with any of them - showing Coleman as a defensive, elusive candidate ducking the hostile "press," flubbing interviews, and surrounding himself with goons on camera. I don't care who your opponent is, this is not the way to win an election, especially if there's controversy. If you're deep on the downside of the pending landslide election, you could lose to a nasty comedian.

Lately, the good people of Minnesota have moved off center selecting government leaders. Who could forget Governor Jesse Ventura? Now they have Senator Franken whose political career will unfold over the next six years. Perhaps we'll be surprised by his performance. On the other hand, if the voter don't like him, there must be a juggler or fire eater somewhere in the state. After all, the show must go on.