While flipping through the channels one night, I saw yet another moment that seemed to sum up The Way Things Are more than anything I could think of. Even more than having ESPN shorten the TV screen during the Italy/Germany game to let everyone know Kobiyoshi beat some American dude at the hot dog eating contest.

Anyways, what I flipped past Fox News and saw Whoppi Goldberg herself debating Sean Hannity. And for a second, I thought "cool, someone smart, intelligent, and liberal is finally stepping up to take on the Seanster." And then I realized that I was cheering on Whoopi Goldberg and stopped. So Whoopi goes on and very intelligently and logically points out that liberals hatred of Bush isn't irrational, or at least is just as irrational as conservatives loathing of Bill Clinton. To wish Hannity vehemently denied and then went on a five minute rant about why he absolutely hates Clinton.

And here it is, your moment of Zen as it were: speaking up for one side is some freakish looking blowhard lame-ass celebrity who most intelligent lefty's would wish just keep their stupid mouths shut vs. a loud-mouthed idiot with not a dint that they grasp any sort of reality or self-awareness.