"...anybody who hangs around the St. Paul Grill knows about Norm's habits. Everyone knows that his family situation is, shall we say, very interesting, but nobody bothered to ask about it, least of all the religious people in the Republican Party. The religious faction in the Republican party here are generally Christians. Norm is Jewish, just like Wellstone (as was Rudy Boschwitz.)
Coleman's wife, Laurie, is an actress and as I understand it, lives part time in California. They've been married 21 years.
OH, I missed that this was written by Garrison Keillor. I guess that means we can just disregard the entire thread.