First Door on the Left

Someone in Raymondville, Texas reads the New York Times?

He may be doing this just to get the righties all excited. (It’s working.) I hope he’s serious, though. I think Al Franken would make one hell of a senator and would serve the people of Minnesota well. If I could, I would definitely vote for him. Last I heard, though, Texans were not allowed to vote for senators in Minnesota.

Comedian Al Franken to Run for Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) - Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday.

Franken told the official, who did not want to be identified because Franken has not made an announcement, that he had decided to run in a recent conversation.

Andy Barr, the political director of Franken’s Midwest Values Political Action Committee, declined to comment.

The news was not unexpected. Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run, and he announced this week that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on Feb. 14. He told listeners he would be making a decision on a race soon.

What they don’t tell you is that “comedian” Al Franken has a degree in political science from Harvard and has been actively following politics most of his adult life. He is definitely qualified for the job… probably more so than many who currently hold it.

This video provides a good glimpse of Mr. Franken on a USO tour to Afghanistan…