Al isn't funny.
Sorry.

Well, Al was funnier than Bush was honest, but, frankly, I don't think he was really trying to be funny. Riffing on a Bush SotU is kind of like telling car crash jokes: you might get a laugh, but it's all a little too morbid and real. If one wants to look for comedy where it is, let me recommend "Lies and the Lying Liars" to anyone who's interested in a political laugh. It's quite funny, and a good way to get some rather shocking facts under one's belt. Some of it works, some doesn't, but it covers important ground in a more entertaining way than some other, more journalistic books.

I don't think the left will ever manage to make much of the hate game, but we do funny much better than the right. It's the difference between being totally focussed on yourself versus being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes... THEN focusing totally on yourself.

I think that should be a rallying cry for the Democratic Party:

Would you rather be associated the party that does "funny" better (even if they sometimes stretch the truth to make their point)?

Or the party that does "hate" better (even if they sometimes stretch the truth to make their point)?

Personally, it is my hope that the left never manages to make much of the hate game. For that matter, I wouldn't cry if the right brushed up on their funny.

I mean, seriously, didn't you like Bob Dole MUCH MUCH better after the 1996 election, when he relaxed a little bit? If he had shown half of his post-election personality during the race, he could have actually made a showing in '96. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. Just observing.

And "unintentionally funny" doesn't count, Dan.