Is Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) funny? Does Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah) care? The Wall Street Journal reports:

So Franken, upon seeing Hatch Wednesday, launched enthusiastically into his joke, which goes like this: Irv and Sid fly to Tel Aviv. When they arrive, they can’t sleep, so they head to a comedy club. A comedian is onstage, doing his routine, in Hebrew of course. Irv notices that every time the audience laughs, Sid laughs, too. Afterward, Irv says, “Sid, I didn’t know you spoke Hebrew.” Sid says, “I don’t. I trust these people.”
That joke might resonate in the American Jewish community, but Hatch seemed a bit nonplussed. He did appear amused at the enthusiasm with which his colleague told the story.
Finally, referring to Franken’s history of targeting conservatives and Republicans, Hatch said, “It’s better than the ones you used to tell.”

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