Haven't done any political posts in awhile...
Democratic Senate candidate and former SNL actor Al Franken has been running into trouble with various issues involving not paying worker's comp claims. Now, it has been found that he owes $70,000 in back taxes to 17 different states.
I wonder if this will actually derail his Senate run. At the moment, he doesn't have any serious opposition in the DFL, so he might still get the nomination. Can you name any current DFL opponents off the top of your head? It will be interesting to see if someone else on the Dem side of things decides to swoop in and try to get Franken out before the primary. If not, this definitely makes things slightly easier for Norm Coleman. I say slightly because I think that at least 40% of the electorate in this state will dismiss this whole thing as either not a big deal, or a partisan witchhunt (that includes 97% of people in my neighborhood and about 85% of all Minneapolitans). Although, if the most recent Rasmussen poll (found via this post on Power Line) is any indicator, Sen. Coleman is not in bad shape.
Time will tell. This race was going to be interesting from the get-go. Now, it will be downright fascinating to watch unfold.
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He's got an opponent, Stinger - that wacky St. Thomas prof, Charles Nelson Reilly. No wait, that's not right, he was the gay guy on the old "Match Game" game show back in the 70s. It's Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.
So you think our ambulance-chasing pal Mike Ciresi is kicking himself for bailing out now?
I've got an idea - Betty McCollum should run! With her great intelligence and charming demeanor, she'd be perfect! And after Norm kicked her butt, we'd be rid of her!
Charles Nelson Reilly...I remember him being on Hollywood Squares in the 80s. I wondered why he was there given that the show was supposed to feature celebrities.
Yeah, Mike Ciresi messed up on this one. Then again, if his people had looked into this, they could have ended Franken's campaign long ago. Part of me thought that this may prompt him to consider getting back in the race.
Betty McCollum for Senate?!! What a fiendish idea! Of course, someone like Dave Thune would probably replace her in the 4th. I bet that thought alone makes you want to vomit on Thune's lawn at 4:15 AM during the GOP convention.
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