Well, it is official now. On Tuesday, comedian and radio host Al Franken was sworn in as the United States Senator from Minnesota. From now on, I'll be referring to him as Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota). I love the sound of that, and I think he'll make a great senator -- certainly much better than anyone Texas has sent to the Senate in at least a couple of decades.
He has been assigned to several Senate committees, including the Judiciary Committee (which meets tomorrow to begin consideration of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court). Franken's chair on the committee certainly won't hurt Ms. Sotomayor's chances. Other committees that Franken is on include Health, Education, Labor & Pensions and Indian Affairs and Aging.
Republicans can do all the whining they want, but Senator Franken is going to be on Capitol Hill for at least another five and one half years. And he's no spineless blue-dog Democrat. He's a real liberal, and he's not the least bit ashamed of that.
HE'S GONNA HAVE THE REPUBLICANS IN FITS
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