for Minnesota and the nation.

Laugh now, cry later.

This guy is a lot tougher, and far, far smarter, than you and your proxies have let on. He believes in issues, he is an intelligent, well-read progressive, and he is willing to compromise when appropriate.

In other words, he aspires to be a Senator in the tradition of Everett Dirksen or Hubert Humphrey, as opposed to James Inhofe or Joe Lieberman.

Good luck to Senator Franken.

And BTW-- when can we look forward to a one-on-one sitdown with Bill O'reilly?

I dance with joy.

Congratulations! I know you will do your state and the country proud.

Anyone who listened to his show on Air America knows the breadth of Franken's political knowledge and his commitment to improving our commonwealth. Republicans should stop their giggling over his comic personae and remember this guy graduated cum laude from Harvard with a degree in political science. What's O'Reilly's degree?

Man, they could have said Krusty the clown was declared winner, I forgot that was still an issue.

and best of luck in all your endeavors.

...for the right-wing gas bags who've been fixated on the SCANDALOUS fact that a COMEDIAN is now sitting in the U.S. Senate.

Those two words? RONALD REAGAN

OK, I lied. I have more than two words. Get OVER the fact that Franken was a comedian (as well as actor, author and radio host, among other occupations). If a second-rate actor like Reagan isn't automatically disqualified from holding public office, simply because of what he USED to do, then just shut up about Sen. Franken -- who incidentally beat an incumbent senator fair-and-square, quite a significant achievement.

Callooh! Callay!

And next time a right-winger mentions Stuart Smalley, someone should mention "Bedtime for Bonzo".

I have a feeling Al is just fine with the lack of publicity at his swearing-in ceremony. He'll generate enough heat at the committee meetings.

Go, Al, go!!

I read somewhere else that Franken majored in math at Harvard, but in his 2003 Class Day Address (linked below), he said his major was general studies.

The difference between Bedtime for Bonzo and Stuart Smalley is that one of the actors knew it was a joke, and in fact, perpetrated the joke.

everywhere!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZiy0A1eEU8

...can we please get out act together and act as a team?

That's interesting about his major. I've always heard "Math" repeated over and over. Wikipedia, hardly the final word on anything of substance, says it was "political science" via "about.com." Interestingly enough, his own senate campaign website has only this regarding his education:

His good grades got him into Harvard, but his friendship with fellow Minnesotan Tom Davis(Tom grew up in Richfield) and their performances in school and at Dudley Riggs's Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis led him to try his hand at comedy after graduating.

So his educational background was hardly the centerpiece of his campaign. Still, it's interesting that his major is reported differently in so many places--most of them wrong!

The weather's not good?

... a comedian for Senate.

What next, a wrestler for governor?

Go get them Senator Al Franken!

Use your wit and wisdom to chew those Republicans up and spit them out before they even know what hit them. Please, I beg you, go after some of their all star idiots like James Inhofe.

Make us proud!

I thought you were talking about Michael Jackson's funeral.