Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just held a joint media appearance with Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-MN), with each of them giving a short statement, and possibly both seeking to counter the expectation that the former comedian will be a goofy politician — Reid did so by citing the words of a Republican former Congressman, and Franken by simply being a serious, straightforward incoming Senator:
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