Oh, Bill

Why does he do this to himself (my bold)?

There is no question that Whoopi Goldberg's foolish comments at a John Kerry fundraiser hurt Kerry--who had no idea how to handle the situation. Chevy Chase should have learned from that. Even he has to know that calling the president of the United States an "F" is not going to be accepted by most Americans.

Now you don't see this kind of thing on the Right. You don't see prominent conservatives cursing out Democratic members of Congress, for example. Now I know talk radio can get rough but nothing like what these Hollywood nitwits are throwing out there.

Could he have purposely picked a worse example?

During their exchange, [Sen Pat] Leahy noted that Republicans had accused Democrats of being anti-Catholic because they are opposed to some of President Bush’s anti-abortion judges, the aides said.

[Prominent conservative and Vice President Dick] Cheney then responded, “f--- off” or “f--- you,” two aides said, both speaking on condition of anonymity.

Leahy, D-Vt., confirmed that the confrontation took place but would not provide details.

Here's Orrin Hatch:

But several GOP senators, including the committee chairman, Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), called on the Bush administration to give Congress the documents and warned that they might support a subpoena at some point, just not now.

Hatch said he asked Attorney General John D. Ashcroft and White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales to turn over the 23 memos -- some of which suggested legal justification for abuse of prisoners -- and believed they would do so.

He described the Democrats' subpoena request as a "dumb-ass thing to do."

And why in the world do we have to excuse right wing talk radio? Is it because when I say Chevy Chase, you instantly think "strong representative of liberal values," but when I say Rush Limbaugh, you think "fiercely independent and upholder of strong morals?"

Ridiculous.