Looks like Washington could use a comedian in the Senate:
Franken Looks Like a Winner, but Not Quite a Senator – washingtonpost.com.
He’s good enough, he’s smart enough, and, gosh darn it, he’s a U.S. senator?
Not yet, but recent developments in the unending recount in Minnesota’s Senate race have given entertainer Al Franken (D) a burst of momentum over Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and left national Democrats increasingly confident that the Gopher State will fall into their column sooner rather than later.