[quote author="skek" date=1225714552]Before he was an actor, Fred Thompson was an AUSA, campaign manager for Howard Baker's campaign, minority counsel on the Watergate investigation, special counsel to two Senate committees and a member of the advisory committee on appellate court nominations. As a private lawyer, he sued the incumbent Democrat governor for wrongful termination on behalf of a client, exposing a bribery scandal that resulted in the Governor's resignation. They made a TV movie from the case and he was offered the chance to play himself. His acting career took off after that. So, he's a little more qualified than just "an actor." Al Franken is the unqualified actor you are thinking of.</blockquote>
Dude... how could you ever say that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Smalley">Stuart Smalley</a> is unqualified? Come on Skekker... his motto alone makes him qualified <em>"You're Good Enough, You're Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like You"</em>. I mean, that has worked for the last 8 years, so why can't it work in the Senate?