If Al Franken Actually Ends Up As A U.S. Senator …. By Examiner Staff Writer January 5, 2009 5:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint …. 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 Michael Reagan, 1945-2026 TagsAl FrankenCongress Related Content House Man sprays Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall event White House Trump returns to his economic script at Iowa rally amid Minneapolis uproar Immigration Two federal officers fired their weapons in Alex Pretti shooting, DHS says Columnists Using the Minneapolis violence to push immigration reform Defense Democrats draw red line on new ICE guardrails: ‘Fix should come from Congress’