The link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCNs7Zpqo98
So, I've been saying, since he won, that it's hilarious that Al Franken is in the Senate. It's hilarious that the Democrats managed to gain a super-majority by electing a comedian.
What I didn't realize, is that I was right on so many levels.
Watch this video. Now, I don't necessarily agree with much of Franken's politics, and when he used to be on Air America he was lame, bitter and unfunny. But watch the video. We know from his sad performance on Air America, that this guy is far from perfect. He's also a professional comedian. He's also the most junior senator in DC (for now). He's also a liberal douchebag. And yet, he manages to speak to a group of people more coherantly than any politician I've seen in the past 10 years.
Is this seriously where we find ourselves as a nation? Are we at a place where ANYBODY you choose, even a relatively mediocre comedian, is more competent and thoughtful than anybody we have in office? Seriously?