AL, AL, ALREADY? - AT 5:40 P.M. ET:  Al Franken is in the United States Senate.  That should immediately send us looking for property in Australia, but fairness demands that we give the man a chance.  Not much of a chance, but a little something.

Al is in the Judiciary Committee, no doubt because of his judicial temperament, as demonstrated by his legendary rants and obscene outbursts.  Hey, there are all kinds of judges, right?

So Al made his debut today as one of the senators questioning Supreme Court nominee Sonia Satomayor.  And it didn't take long before Al made a fool of himself with this absurdity:

Franken told Sotomayor that she was "the most experienced Supreme Court nominee in 100 years."

Al, Al, Al, we hardly knew ye.  Where did Al get such ridiculous stuff?  Among the Supreme Court nominees in the last hundred years were William Howard Taft, who'd already been president of the United States, and Robert H. Jackson, who'd already been attorney general of the United States.  Throw in swells like Brandeis, Frankfurter, Scalia, and Al looks pretty silly.  Which is normal for Al.

Stay tuned.  The Senate is getting more entertaining.

July 13, 2009