Apparently, the citizens of New York have a perverse wish to slide further into the sewer.
Yes, yes it seems so.
He's a funny actor but I don't think I'm alone when I say I saw that coming when he hooked up with 30 Rock. Not just clean up his image (after the leaked phone messages to his daughter) but test the waters. I do think he thought, hey, if Franken can do it... (I know, Senate vs Mayor - but that's potato-potahto...)