He missed it by about 30 years.
30 years in which we might have enjoyed Al's dry but insightful humor in political roles of all sorts, maybe even President.
If Mr. Franken's current lead of 50 votes in Minnesota's senatorial recount holds, his decade may finally arrive. Al's election to the Senate, I think, will bring the catharsis that Minnesotans have been seeking since that Prince of Boredom, Walter Mondale, left the political stage.
Mondale was an intelligent, liberal, thoughtful man, and a credit to his state. Too bad he had the palatability of Lutefisk to everyone outside Minnesota. Al Franken is more wild rice than fish soaked in lye, and can be expected to travel better as a result.
I am sure he will do a better job for that state than the wrestler they made Governor once, maybe even better than the 'Terminator' we in California made ours. (For insurance, he should marry a Kennedy.)
If, after a long and illustrious tenure as Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken decides to run for President, I hope he books Tom Davis as his running mate. A Franken and Davis administration would be good for everyone - or at least good fun.
And, if that 50 vote lead doesn't hold, and Al Franken isn't elected to the Senate...
Well, then, as the great Emily Litella used to say ... 'Never Mind!'
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