Al Franken to Run for Senate

Al Franken(stein)

"Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for the U.S. Senate from Minnesota in 2008, a senior Democratic official from Minnesota said Wednesday [He needs a job. -RT]. The news was not unexpected. Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run [Ever since Air America told him he was fired. -RT], 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." Actually, I think it's more like the show left him. Air America is essentially out of business. It has been sold. There is no longer a show for him to "leave." As for a run for the Senate is concerned, he'll probably win. Americans have shown they're not smart enough to ask what a candidate REALLY stands for. He's "well-known." That's enough for people who pay no attention to politics until a few months before an election, when all those lying political ads are running to distort a candidate's position to the point where nobody knows what he or she stands for. (News Max, 2/1/07)