I watched the Dennis Miller "The Big Speech" special on HBO the other night. His usual highbrow wit with a lot to say about a lot of things. One of his best lines in the special was in reference to President Obama's several reminders to John McCain and other republicans that he won. Well, this special was taped just after the Nov. 2 elections. Millers response to Obama was "Payback is a Behar!" If you are not familiar with the reference you can get an idea here.
I enjoy Miller's brand of comedy, I thought he was terrific on the SNL news. If you are on the left, you may not enjoy it as much as I did. As a matter of fact, if you are on the far right, you might not enjoy it as much.
To be fair and balanced, I also watched Robert Klein's "Unfair and Unbalanced" which was certainly a bit more nasty but no less erudite attempt at humor at the expense of republicans and the right. I also found some things to laugh at during this routine.
However, I think the opening Hymn set the tone for the remainder of the night, and, disregarding the sage advice about head not to be listening to, echoed the sentiments of how many on the left, Chris Matthews et al, had/have for Obama.
Check the sp;ecials out if you get a chance, you may enjoy. And, if you have libertarian leanings as I do, you will laugh at times during both.
Bertrand Russell 
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