O'Reilly's going to blow a vein

His nemesis, Al Franken, has been steadily moving up in the polls since beginning his run for the great Paul Wellstone's old Senate seat.

He was down by double digits when he announced last year, but now he's overtaken incumbent Republican Norm Coleman slightly. This is the second poll to show these numbers.

From Rasmussen:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found Al Franken slightly ahead of incumbent Senator Norm Coleman in what is likely to be a closely contested campaign. Franken, a former comedian and political commentator, leads Coleman 49% to 46%. If the Democrats nominate trial attorney Mike Ciresi, the poll shows Coleman attracting 47% of the vote while Ciresi earns 45%.

C-Span may be a lot more entertaining next year.