Al Franken's rival isn't laughing
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In the 1980s, Al Franken was cracking jokes on "Saturday Night Live." Mike Ciresi, his chief rival for the Democratic nomination for the Senate this year, was serving as general counsel to the government of India in a landmark lawsuit over a catastrophic industrial accident.
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The list of contributors to comedian Al Franken's political action committee reads like a celebrity who's who: singer Barbra Streisand, writer-director Nora Ephron, actor-writer Larry David and actor Jimmy Smits.
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The Republican base has felt left out lately. Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint are two senators trying to do something about that
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President Bush isn't exactly eager to lend his support to the Republican nominee in Connecticut's tumultuous Senate race.
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Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, making it clear that the comedian and author of "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" wants to be taken seriously as a political figure.
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Both candidates worked hard to keep the focus on their opponent's record.
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Who's the kingpin, Al Franken or Bill O'Reilly? If Franken had his way, the answer would be decided with a bowling ball.
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The two leading Democratic presidential camps have gotten into a nasty row involving Hollywood kingmaker David Geffen. But neither side wins this fight.
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Has Zell Miller lost his mind? Some of his party members think so. Republicans think not. The retiring U.S. senator from Georgia has never shied from the outlandish, but this time is a doozy.
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Zell Miller, whose speech at the Republican National Convention tread less than lightly on the sensibilities of leftist Democrats, is being stomped on himself.
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WASHINGTON  &#151; In an April episode of ABC's "The View," Bill Maher and Rosie O'Donnell professed their support for Al Franken's 2008 Minnesota Senate candidacy, with O'Donnell saying she was "maxing out" to the comedian-turned-candidate.
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ItÃ¢ÂÂs not easy being a presidential lame duck. A senator wants to slug you. The leader of your own client state snubs you. Even Air Force One causes trouble, blowing out six tires while you are on an overseas trip.
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In a presidential race not lacking for pundits, at least one person is trying to keep his mouth shut: the president himself.
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With John Kerry apparently lagging in the polls, a poor showing in the upcoming debates may not make much of a difference. The support for Bush is hardly likely to increase much more than it is at the moment
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President Bush's opponents call him lots of names but they don't call him timid. When it comes to taking risks, Bush has few peers. His second-term agenda is fraught with politically troublesome priorities, if not for Bush personally then for Republicans on the ballot in 2006 and 2008.
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It's not easy being a nemesis. Particularly if your opponent is Michael Moore.
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Comedian Al Franken has decided to run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota in 2008, challenging incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, a senior Democratic official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.