That said, if only…..

At least he’s able to call shit out for what it is. But again, though this doesn’t qualify Franken for office he isn’t suggesting that it does, and neither do I.

here’s a hint: If you open the cover of the book, there are more words inside. Thousands of them!

Happy to help.

Sorry, just because somebody agrees with someone in part on a few issues does not make them a stooge, nor do we count something as “proven” when it makes a 529’s (or whatever’s) online ad.

Which is, more or less, one of the chief problems I’ve got with Franken. OK, I disagree with his political views, too, but the thing that really gets me is that he (and some of his supporters I gather) actually thinks that writing “Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot” somehow qualifies him as a serious thinker on issues of the day.

And yes, plenty of stooges like Franken on “my” side of the aisle, too, but that doesn’t change the fact that the pillager of Gloria Wise is, in fact, a stooge.

As for Franken, true, being a comedian doesn’t qualify one for senate any more than being a POW qualifies one for the presidency. But, then again, Franken isn’t running for Senate on his experience as a comedian. He’s running because he feels he can do a better job than Coleman.

As for the general subject of qualifications, let’s not forget the ilk this country put into presidential office (TWICE!) of late. Not exactly the type most competent folks would deem qualified.

I believe that wisdom, intelligence and a desire to serve are really the only appropriate qualifications for public office. Whether it’s a comedian that possesses these qualities or a sanitation worker, I don’t care. I know full well that this sentiment is a long stretch (if not a pipe dream) in most cases but that doesn’t mean I ought to or will stop believing in it.

No, not so wee bit at all. I’ll stick with stooge on that one. Maybe “total stooge”.