I've long said that liberal 'wits' and 'wags' such as Dowd, Moore and Franken can never be truly funny because they have no goodness or charity in their hearts - they are indeed 'barren' of almost all commodities that make up the moral and emotional balance one needs to truly be capable of laughter.
One five-minute briefing by Rummy or Cheney, or a parting quip by W himself far outshines the many hours of twisted suffering the leftists put into crafting their 'humor'.
Spooky, isn't it? Give Maureen another 20 years, and she will look just like Helen. Schadenfreude!