re: #522 Bagua

Agreed. Al Franken is a jackass.

Seeking fame, recognition and ego gratification in hollywood, politics or the media are all similar in their appeals to vanity.

The politicians are especially hypocritical as they present themself as public-servents and conceal their self interest in rhetoric as they try to build a personality cult around themselves.

At least with the actors the vanity is out in the open and honest.

I’ve worked with politicians, and I agree that very often the ego thing is very similar in politicians as it is in actors.

However, take a look at this video posted earlier, if you will. I was impressed with how well Franken handled this situation with a woman questioning him, the woman was wearing a tea-party t-shirt. He did an excellent job, imo. And spent quite a bit of time.

re: #415 Jaerik

I found this to be an admirable way of interacting with constituents, even those he disagrees with. Certainly better than Senators on either side of the debate have been caught doing.