So Al Franken watched Perry Mason... Isn't that special?

Yes it does. Like most liberals...he watches one courtroom drama on t.v. and he thinks (I use this term very loosely, because I've never met a liberal that could think) that it now makes him an expert of the law. Maybe after watching an episode of "The Unit" he should chair the Senate Armed Services Committee. Then he could watch an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" or "E.R." to become an expert in the medical field and he could then be qualified to vote on Obama's new health care legislation.