Senator Al Franken
July 1st, 2009,Minnesotans are heaving a sigh of relief that the election is finally over and we now have two U.S. senators. Thank goodness Coleman did not push his case further.
Who would have thought that the wild-haired young comedian on Saturday Night Live would one day become a senator? Only as Al Franken began to write books responding to the dominance of the political right did he emerge as a potential politician. Now I pray that he governs wisely.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:47 am
I liked Franken back in his early days, when his comedy was still daring. His evolution into the safe, corny Davis-less Franken kind of anticipates his new brief as a Hillary clone. With a little rewriting, the tiresome Stuart Smalley shtick sounds just like Democratic Leadership Council palaver.
I’m happy at least that Coleman is defeated. I still remember him creeping around a Greek church festival on Summit Avenue in the 90s, foisting his damp little palm on us; I had been out of the country for a few years, and thought he was an overfriendly waiter or chauffeur, or possibly just a pervert.