Minnesooooota

Jason and I were just talking on the phone, and he reminded me that Norm Coleman -- prior to winning his Minnesota Senate seat -- lost to Jesse Ventura in the 1998 governor's race.

And at present, he's threatening to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against Al Franken.

So, if that actually goes down, the story would read: One term in the Senate, sandwiched between losses to a mildly insane wrestler and a kind of annoying comedian. And to get to the Senate, he narrowly eeked out a win over Ronald Reagan's bitch, who was, at the time, 116 years old and had entered the race about an hour before the election.

I believe that is what political consultants call a "Shitty Resume."

(An additional factoid from Wikipedia: If Franken wins, he'd be the fourth consecutive Jew to hold that Senate seat).