[Uncle Miltie]

"He is smart, unlike most entertainers, and well read, so that is going to prevail in the long run. The same is true for Jay Leno."

They are at least smart in reading their crowd. The joke-writers have decided that Pro-Bush, Pro-America jokes win the audience. You can hear the roar when Saddam is trashed and Bush vaunted.

Whether this is good politics or good showmanship I cannot tell. But the tone flipped from ambivalent to conclusive about three weeks ago, and the chosen side cannot be mistaken.

[Bubbette]

Maybe it was just me expecting a negative response from the left coast audience, but it almost seemed leming-like. You could hear a few start the clapping and them the majority chimed in after they saw it was ok to back the President and they wouldn't be the only ones.

[Chemnitz]

I expect nothing from the Hollywood crowd, so I am pleased if someone does a routine that reflects my opinions for once.

I enjoy using Barbra Streisand's "truth alerts" (sic) in my writing class. No one takes her seriously.