Franken, My Dear...

By Zamboni

Now that Al Franken has taken the lead against Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race, we cats are switching our tails and rolling our eyes as we recall the ever-repellent Mr. Coleman's behavior in the early days of the recount.

"Normie" pretty much immediately called on Franken to drop out of the race in the interest of — well, frankly, we don't remember what lame reason he offered. But rest assured, it was — like Coleman himself — not only lame, but skin-crawling and weaselly. Something along the lines of "I'm a Republican and I'm entitled and how dare Al Franken drag this election out."

Franken, of course, wisely ignored that demand. Having learned the bitter lesson of 2000 — i.e., never let up in a fight to the political death — he soldiered on. We cats can't count the number of Franken fund-raising appeals we've received since Election Day. But if Al pulls this out, it'll all be worth it.

So, on this very cold, snowy and windy night in La Belle Provence, we send warm PURRS over to Les Forces de Franken in Minnesota and wish them a continued lead. For a lot of reasons, this is one Senate seat we'd love to have back.