During the last election

Al Sharpton was a bright spot for me. Not because of his political views, which are uniformly opposite of mine, but because of his quick wit and good humor throughout the Democratic Primary. His delivery of one-liners was top notch both during the debates and during interviews. And despite my disagreement with his views, I have always felt that Al would probably be great fun to have a conversation with - even if it was a spirited debate.

I guess the folks at CBS noticed as well:

Sharpton, in an interview with Reuters on Friday, confirmed a report in Daily Variety that he would soon be filming a pilot for a family show called "Al in the Family" that would revolve around his larger-than-life personality.

"I don't know if I am a good actor or not but I will be playing myself and I have been practicing that for 51 years," the New York Democrat and civil rights leader said.

CBS has already commissioned a pilot:

A pilot episode for a series would be produced early next year by Paramount Network Television for CBS. Both are units of Viacom Inc.

I hope it's a success. TB and I will probably watch it, too - even though we'll be biting our lips at some of the moonbatty political overtones.

Al may have finally found his calling. Hmmm, wonder who they'll get to play his TV wife? Here's my suggestion: