It's Official- Al Franken for Senate

Well, Al Franken surprised no one and announced his candidacy for the 2008 Senate seat up in Minnesota. Al grew up in the Twin Cities area, and while he may be best known for his work in New York on Saturday Night Live, as he says about comparisons between him and the incumbent Norm Coleman, "I'm the New York Jew who actually grew up in Minnesota." He of course, faces all the hurdles that will come with being a comedian and author running for office, and must get people to take him seriously as a candidate. But he's a smart fellow, quick on his feet, and should make the race fun if nothing else.

I remember Al from the hilarious election coverage on Comedy Central from way back in 1996 on Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect" show. Boy I miss that show. Anyway, there are some laugh out loud funny clips of him and the then-conservative "beautiful, but evil"Arianna Huffington in their "Strange Bedfellows" segment here and here. Might be fun to have his wit on the Senate floor...