Ellison (front), Paulsen (back, center).

Ellison (front), Paulsen (back, center).

You could read about how Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen tried to help Liberians and Republicans last week. You could hear about Paulsen’s opposition to the federal stimulus package in a radio ad by Americans United for Change (the ad that mistakenly urged outraged listeners to call Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania). But if you want to watch Paulsen – Minnesota’s happiest member of Congress — talk about “eye-ran” on his YouTube channel, you have to first follow his videographer on an Omnitheater-worthy trip past Rep. Keith Ellison’s head.