Ok "Brevity is the soul of wit." But don't get confused.
All that is short is not witty.
"Bush lied, people died!" <- less than 140 characters.
True, but I don’t understand what was wrong with what she said. It was concise, it was straight to the point. It didn’t pull punches, it certainly wasn’t unfair. It managed to simultaneously make Obama look like a groveling fool and not seem accusatory.
I thought it was well-stated and effective.