Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville - McCain/Palin has struck out.

... Yeah, not seeing it.

Here's hoping the Obama administration materializes; humor can wait until then.

Jon Stewart said four years ago: "Please America, make my job hard."

Seriously, if we get a good administration, there will be jokes, but I don't think the laughs will be as big. I can live with that.

But October made me shiver
With every bail-out they delivered
Bad news in my inbox;
I couldn't take one more shock.

I can't remember if I cringed--
His VP pick was quite unhinged
And something touched me deep inside
The day the satire died.

So bye-bye, Mister Maverick guy.
Tried to fear 'em, tried to smear 'em,
Turned out that was a lie.
And them Wasilla gals were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin', "this'll be the day that I die."
"this'll be the day that I die."

Seriously, personal pet peeve majora grandé. Reason #1 why I loathe MySpace, even.

I can live with that.

Michael 8: My hovercraft is full of eels.

Tá m'árthach foluaineach lán d'eascainn.

Not to mention continuing to make fun of the right-wing. I don't think Fox News, Bill O'Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh will all fade away on Wednesday.

Continual mocking of the "Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" will be essential until it becomes like the Sunday Sport (National Enquirer for all y'all Southern Canadians): The kind of news source you read for the salacious content, and then feel relieved that none of it is actually real.

Until your obnoxious relative/workmate feels guilty and slightly stupid about the latest chain email, meme, or flat out lie, that stuff will persist.

S'pozin' I'm not hidin' under the bed or makin' hasty plans to move to the remaining free country on this continent, that is.

i hope they don't fall back on the wingnut critique of him (messiah, over-promised hope, etc) for their jokes. i'd hate to have to stop watching ...

Obama seems great now, but come the State of the Union address we'll all be muttering, "Not that windbag again," and watching the Daily Show recap instead. I hope. I really, really hope.

joann @24: Yes. If only there were more transcripts and less YouTube videos.

1. Outrage and hand-wringing as Obama gradually and methodically repairs the damage.
2. "Evidence" of his muslim/terrorist background discussed endlessly on Faux News and elsewhere.
3. Telefundies pointing out the inherent evil of his instituted programs.

and with any luck,

4. Ludicrous self-defense testimony from upcoming trials.

Some sites at least ask if you want to hear the music.

4. Ludicrous self-defense testimony from upcoming trials.

No. What do you think what Bush will do with his remaining time in office if Obama wins?

I would love a nice long stretch where the political jokes don't have an edge of hysteric fear behind them.

This is an simple upgrade to my "I don't mind ads - I even click on them, sometimes. But if it flashes at me, it dies." philosophy.

Oh, that's easy: start a war with Iran. That's by far the easiest way for a lame duck president to hose his successor.

Do you think he wouldn't do that if McCain won?

Shrub is a spoiled child - if he wants a war, he'll try to start one. We can only hope that there are enough sane people in the military to slow things down so nothing can be started before the inaugeration. ("We just need a little more time to plan...")

Ursula L @35, Shrub is a spoiled child - if he wants a war, he'll try to start one.

Doesn't necessarily mean he'll succeed, though- his Administration didn't bomb Iran yet, and I'm not sure that was because they didn't want to.

They're just demonstrating their total control.

You should install NoScript and set them as untrusted.

Bad Religion, IMO, had the first good album since Bush I under Bush II. There may have been other things at work there, though.

I can live with worse punk rock, all things considered.