Sounds About Right...

From the Washingtonian magazine (on an article about how the Senate needs Al Franken's humor. [Hell, they just need Al Franken! Give up already, Norm Coleman!]):

"Let's face it: The United States Senate is a place where Utah's Orrin Hatch is considered witty. Where being colorful means starting a second family at 55. Where wild and crazy means not having a 6 AM tennis game three mornings a week."

"At the 1994 White House Correspondents Dinner, Franken told the audience he had discussed the merits of an Al Gore joke with Tipper Gore. He shared this joke: 'Vice President Gore continued to show his commitment to the environment by announcing today that he is going to change the policy on the stick up his butt. Instead of replacing the stick every day with a new stick, the Vice President will keep the same stick up his butt for the rest of the administration. Evidently, this will save an entire rain forest.'"