Two themes that I can't resist. A blogger in Minnesota, Michael Brodkorb, has probably buried Al Franken.
I believe that bloggers have significantly changed American politics, and ultimately global democracy, by giving an advantage to honest candidates. (All praise to John McCain) I also believe that Al Franken is a mentally ill (Bush derangement syndrome), unqualified, ideological buffoon running for Senate in Minnesota.
Minnesotans love far-out crackpots but they also value honesty.
Michael Brodkorb, on his own, checked to see if Al Franken had paid state taxes in the several states where he had corporations, gigs and has been a resident. Franken hadn't done so and was publicly force to pay $70,000 in state taxes. Franken, with no sense of humor and no modesty, blamed his CPA for the oversight and then demand that the CPA not defend himself or speak to the press.
The story is here. The mainstream Minnesota media is particularly Lefty and consistently dishonest so they didn't uncover the story and didn't report it. The Republican party made the story public. We all owe Michael Brodkorb some extra respect.