Top 11 Reasons Joe Biden Called Senator Al Franken a Leading Legal Scholar

11. Absolutely destroyed Chevy Chase in a debate about the commerce clause

10. Franken was the only Senator who agreed with Biden’s suggestion that Justin Bieber be appointed to the Supreme Court

9. Can quote multiple lines from “Legally Blonde”

8. Compared to Eric Holder or Sonya Sotomayor, Franken is indeed a genius

7. Biden’s spokesman clarified that he meant to call Franken “a leading beagle scholar”

6. Made the all too common mistake of confusing Al Franken with Alan Page

5. Every “Coneheads” sketch was actually a learned commentary on immigration law

4. Franken has a unique understanding of the intricacies of the drug possession laws.

3. Anyone who can understand the script for "Stuart Saves His Family" should have no problem interpreting arcane legal statutes.

2. He never missed an episode of The People's Court

1. Unlike the President of the United States, he has heard of Marbury vs. Madison