Jesse Ventura has decided to not run for Senator of Minnesota, leaving the fight between Al Franken and incumbent Norm Coleman. This is a sad day for not only Minnesota, but the U.S. as a whole.

In a time where talk of changing politics and campaigning as usual is quickly giving way to politics and campaigning as usual, it would have been refreshing to have a three-way war between a regular politician, a comedy writer/actor, and a Navy Seal/actor/wrestler/governor. It'd be like a live action new version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Clearly, Ventura would have been Rock, and despite some people's claims, Paper doesn't beat Rock. Think about it, when Scissors cuts paper, it rips it in half if not more, Rock smashes Scissors to bits, and Paper covers Rock? Paper could cover Scissors, too, big deal. Last time I checked, covering something isn't the same as destroying it, if anything Rock is stronger by being covered: It's a protective shell. Rock is invisible, just like Ventura, the only thing that can beat it is a Predator. I suppose since Schwarzenegger beat Predator, he could beat Ventura, too, but he's in California. Danny Glover doesn't count for beating a Predator unless Gary Busey helps out.

Glover-Busey...talk about a Dream Ticket. I'd give it two years into their third term (after we amend the Constitution) before the American people demand that we erase some of the losers on Mount Rushmore and replace them with Glover and Busey. Of course, if they bring Ventura and Arnold into the cabinet, they'd be added, too. Or if we're really lucky, some of the Supreme Court justices will wake up, smell the roses, and get out of the way--they'd be easy nominations. Split decisions on cases that will greatly affect our nation solved Running Man style. If we could only be so lucky.

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