and the joke was probably mangled slightly by memory.

But comedically, Franken goes for that "ironically-self-aggrandizing" kind of thing all the time. The title of his latest book is "Al Franken: Giant of the Senate"


I've always liked Franken a lot. I listened to his radio show religiously. And I still like him. But this accusation is serious enough that I finally think he has to step down for the good of the party. It would be increasingly hard for the party to claim higher ground on this issue, which we most definitely should do. This is still nothing compared to Roy Moore, or even Bill O'Reilly. But Franken remaining in office would still complicate the case against Moore and Trump.