He’s good enough, he’s smart enough and, gosh darn it, people like him. Comedian Al Franken, best known for playing a gay SNL character, is hinting that he wants to be a Senator (from Minnesota, but, still, a Senator).

Republican incumbent Norm Coleman is trying to pretend that he’s not scared of a guy in a light blue sweater, but his words betray him. He told McClatchy Newspapers that Franken “obviously has a sense of humor” by calling his PAC “Midwest Values.”

“Hollywood values aren’t Midwest,” Coleman proclaimed, “and the money isn’t Midwest.”

To add insult to injury, foes of Franken are also noting that he’s been hosting his radio program from New York (until he retires on Valentine’s Day), and would amount to just another Hillary Clinton-esque carpetbagger. Ironically, Coleman grew up in New York, and didn’t move to Minnesota until an adult.

We think Coleman doth protest too much. If Franken does end up running, he’s gonna have to overcome one mighty obstacle: His big, crazy, googly muppet eyes.