Rush needs a thoughtful antiwar competitor but unfortunately Franken is not likely to fill the bill. Even more than Rush, he has slavishly toed the party (in his case DNC) line on nearly all issues including those related to war and peace.

I have to admit, however, that I am not a neutral observer. Back around 1979, when I was in Minneapolis helping to organize protests against Carter's requirement that 19 and 20 year olds register for the draft, Al Franken, a fellow Minnesota boy, was in town. A reporter asked his opinion. He answered in stereotypical yuppie good form:"I don't care because I'm too old to register or get drafted."