Don't get me wrong, as an entertainer I do find him mildly amusing. I find it HIGHLY amusing, however, that the liberals have given up on intelligent discourse as a means to sell their ideas, and are instead trying to package them as entertainment via washed up laugh hacks like Al Franken and Michael Moore.
For all of his humorous, 'cutting edge' appeal, Al Franken is a baffoon. The liberal rank and file may be frustrated with soaking up defeat after defeat, and may find solace and escapism in his works, but he is not a serious standard bearer. He's comedy. Sulking critics simply do not appeal to people like true leaders.
Sadly, the only people in the Democratic power with unshakable vision are the Clintons and Dean. Neither side will be able to defeat Bush. Franken merely speaks to the angry masses who face enemies they can't defeat because of friends they can't get rid of.