...just a misogynist.

For the record, Pelosi did not personally request the special treatment that continues to increase in size and volume via the right-wing's bloviators.

The Sergeant-at-Arms requested a "larger" plane for her-- if/when available-- due to the fact that she has twice as far to travel as Hastert did, in order to avoid re-fueling. The military plane protocol was extended to the Speaker-of-the-House after 9/11. Should it be only for male Speakers?

Nor did she ask for special accoutrements, although such planes do exist, and were ordered/purchased for GOP officials' use. Why no complaints that such planes exist for that use?

...then it is high time for someone (maybe Salon?) to write an in-depth profile of him.

You know, like the kind that revealed Dr. David Hager (a Bush FDA appointee) for the abuser and hypocrite that he was to his former wife... in addition to his way outside-the-mainstream views on women's reproductive rights.

How many times do we have to see one Republican hypocrite after another inadvertently revealed as undeserving of the role of self-proclaimed moral arbiter before we just start looking for the contrary evidence?

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050530/mcgarvey

Bloggers at the Huffington Post have already started documenting the results of Donohue's difficulties in playing well with others...

For example: he may be in violation of IRS rules that forbid certain kinds of lobbying/campaigning under the protection of a 501C:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-browner-hamlin/more-potential-catholic-l_b_41166.html

...and his recent rhetoric may have endangered the lives and safety of the two bloggers he instigated a witch hunt against:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lane-hudson/rightwing-attack-puts-bl_b_41171.html

Did you read the posts at Huffington? There are more of them now.

Have you read the most recent post on Shakespeare's Sister, where the blogger says she has received threats?

Since you don't use your own name, perhaps you are also concerned with reactions to your own online posts and comments...?

"The late, great, unsinkable Molly Ivins and Jon Stewart didn't/don't simply walk this line, they have done pirouettes and handsprings on it!" What a wonderful description-- and absolutely worthy of both of them!

That is exactly the secret to what is funny-- or not. Humor originated in ancient Greece as a way to needle those in power, to humble them a bit, not to humiliate or denigrate those with less power, which is why effective humor more often takes pot shots at white men, rather than oppressed others. Which is also why Fox's new "comedic" answer to the Daily Show will probably not fly. Conservative "humor" most often relies on denigrating those with little or no real power. It's as if Goliath is attacking David and the crowd is cheering him on... and we're supposed to think it's funny? Reminds me too much of what passes for public discourse in this country.

Maher could, if he were so inclined, operate on the level of Ivins or Stewart. He just needs a bit more compassion for those who really don't have much control over how things go in their own lives, e.g., children, but he doesn't. And so, we must go in to the comedic wars with the comedians we've got, rather than the ones we wish we had! It could be worse. Dennis Miller could still be on our side!

explaining why Donohue's inciting his followers into intimidating the two bloggers to resign their positions is such an important story:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/return-of-1990sstyle-rig_b_41324.html

...in your snap judgment of me based on that previous short exchange.

As a matter of fact, if I had cable, I would watch Maher regularly, and may see him tonight, if I'm at my daughter's late enough.

My only point was that as good as Bill Maher is, he is NOT as good as either Ivins or Stewart when it comes to presenting serious political material satirically. Sally's description so perfectly captured Ivins' and Stewart's brand of satire that I wanted to ackowledge it. And I stand by what I said... that Maher lacks something they have (had, in Ivins' case) in greater abundance: Compassion. He's not alone. Lots of people lack a sufficient amount of it. I doubt he would even take offense at my mentioning it.

And, I really doubt that my mentality is one of Maher's targets, considering he has so many greater fish to fry, particularly since I don't condone forcing people to have children they neither want nor can afford. My earlier reference to being "powerless" was regarding children, not their parents.