If Al Franken Actually Ends Up As A U.S. Senator …. By Examiner Staff Writer FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint January 5, 2009 5:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint …. it will be clear that America has sunk below even the Romans. Whereas the Emperor Caligula appointed his horse as a Senate Pro-Consul, we will have settled for sending the horse’s ass to our Senate. Recommended Stories House Oversight takes up DC crime bills on day Trump's federal takeover expiresEx-Whitmer Cabinet member ends House bid to run for Michigan secretary of stateA dog's vote was counted in California election. Its owner now faces jail time TagsAl FrankenCongress Related Content World Foreign leaders remember Charlie Kirk as defender of freedom after activist’s assassination Business MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd fired after ‘insensitive’ Charlie Kirk shooting remarks Justice Bondi and Patel named in ‘retribution’ lawsuit by ex-FBI officials White House Trump to target ‘radical-left’ groups funding violence that led to Charlie Kirk’s death Beltway Confidential ‘A picture of virtue’: Charlie Kirk’s noble aim