Unless the courts intervene Al Frankin is set to be the next Senator from Minnesota—the the home of Governor Jesse Ventura. Since I know many wonderful Minnesotans I won’t badmouth the state or its people. To find a more beautiful place is near impossible, but in the election of candidates only Chicago is more stupefying.

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The United States Senate will actually have a Saturday Night Live writer involved in the creation of laws that will effect every one of us. Only Al Frankin himself could write a more shocking punchline. This body, with a say in all Federal judicial appointments and treaties, will now include a crass, bigoted clown. Thank you Minnesota. Sometimes a flaky candidate can slip through because their opinions haven’t been broadcast widely. Frankin is no such stealth candidate. As a liberal commentator, author and host on Air America he has a long history of spewing invective and mind-numbing drivel.

I see only one possible reason for Frankin’s election—if it is even valid. Every election cycle the major media encourages youth to vote. This year, because of the historical presidential race young people turned out in droves. This is the only explanation for an Al Frankin win. His statements about porn don’t shock those who consider Playboy fine literature, and it is easy to vote for a SNL writer when you post his latest skit to MySpace. I can hear the conversation now: “Hurry up and pass it! I need to go vote for Al Frankin!”

For years I believed the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen—old enough to vote, old enough to drink. The election of Al Frankin has me thinking perhaps we should reverse this; if you can’t be trusted with a beer can we trust you with a vote?