The Minnesota Political Circus Is Back

Brace yourself Minnesota, the most infamous politician in our state's history is back. That's right, Jesse Ventura went on NPR this morning and announced he is running for senate. And what is his great appeal this time around? Is it a dynamic vision for the country? A desire to make a real difference? Nope. Nothing so frivolous. As he explained this morning, "All you Minnesotans take a good hard look at all three of us. And you decide: if you were in a dark alley which one of the three of us would you want with you?"

Now that logic is tough to disagree with. I'm sure not going in any dark alleys with Al Franken and though I like Norm Coleman, when it comes to dark alley protection I'll take a Navy Seal and wrestler any day of the week.

But then again, last time I checked we weren't voting for a body guard.

Now, I don't think Jesse was the worst governor in the world. He certainly had his moments and the entertainment value was great. But the man was a joke. He never took the office seriously. Add to that that he's a 9/11 "truther" and he's about the last person our state or country needs representing us in the senate.

So now in this race we've got a conspiracy theory obsessed wrestler and a perverted, unfunny comedian who makes Michael Moore seem unbiased. Norm Coleman ought to win this thing be default.


Update:

Now Jesse has come out and said he didn't really mean it when he said he was running. Apparently he wants to keep us all in suspense until next Tuesday's filing deadline. Translation: Jesse is loving the publicity but is afraid he might actually win and doesn't like the idea of committing to a six year senate term.