Well I have to give him his due. At least Al proved one thing. He may not be ready for prime time but he certainly exceeds the standards esatblished to be a DemocRAT US Senator. I assume he did not stagger, drool, forget his own name, lose important billing records or plagerize the question in his back bench "demeanor".
Now all he's got to do is promise not to flee DC with his tail between his legs when DHS raises the terror alert level, and the poeple of Minnesota will make him their senator.