Channeling Tom Lehrer

"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize."
[Tom Lehrer]

That pretty much sums up my response to most recent headlines.

Self-parody quickly puts parodists out of work.
What can one say in response to headlines like these?

Bush orders emergency bailout of the auto industry
Judge toughens Madoff's home detention rules
Iraqi judge orders Baath party plot suspects freed
Mother of Palin daughter's boyfriend arrested

The news is absurd absent my commentary.

Stop the madness!