ONE SAD BY-PRODUCT OF ALL HUMOR BEING CONSERVATIVE....

Triumph of the Geeks and Tough Guys (Tina Brown, 3/24/09, Daily Beast)

One of the many bummers of our ongoing miseries at the moment is that they have deprived Obama devotees of their expected post-electoral nirvana. Stem-cell research is restored, torture is stopped, diplomacy is back, high-speed rail is on the way! But where are the balloons and high fives and Yes We Did parties? Buried under an avalanche of toxic assets.

Obama is the only person walking around with a big smile on his face. That onset of wild laughter on 60 Minutes about how humorous it is that no one in America, I mean no one, wants a bailout for the auto companies was one of the more surreal presidential performances lately. Why has Obama suddenly turned into the Paris Hilton of teachable moments?

...is that they aren't getting the same laughs out of the Unicorn Rider's bumbling as the rest of us. Personally, I've had several Democrat friends greet me as follows: "I was going to commiserate with you about the election results but you must be loving this..."

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 24, 2009 3:22 PM