Rush Limbaugh Impersonator Joins Senate Judiciary Committee

That's right, Al Franken has been appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee less than one week ahead of the Committee's hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. According to Politico, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended his decision to allow Franken to take a spot on the Judiciary Committee, calling Franken 'extremely smart." The junior senator from Minnesota, who favors transitioning to a universal health care system, has also been appointed to the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Perhaps Franken can explain the sprawling health care reform bill to his fellow committee members in Stuart Smalley's 12-step fashion. [JH]