"I love my father dearly. I do not condone his actions or behavior, and I am deeply disturbed by what I have learned. He clearly has some issues that need to be dealt with, and I will encourage him to seek the necessary help." - Quote the Strib story.

That, if you didn't know, is Norm Coleman talking about his father, who, at age 81, was caught in some dirty deeds with a woman less than half his age. They were messing around, to say the least, in a car. Damn old people, always messing around with ladies in the backseat. They were probably drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and looking at dirty magazines in a wooded park, too.

Let's hope this completely deflates Coleman's re-election in '08.

I did, by the way, see Norm at the Mall of America last holiday season. Shopping with his wife. The man is short. And I mean Short. I think it's to the point of him qualifying for disability, the guy's so short. Little fella. Anyway, he was chatting on his phone, oblivious to his wife like his dad is to decency laws. They walked into Urban Outfitters. Maybe he was looking for someone half his age.