Fear the sanity

Lordy. My fellow Dems are a nervous lot. Especially the ones with journalistic bullhorns. The Washington Post's Jonathan Capeheart -- a progressive pundit, editorial writer and all-around good guy -- today asked of Stewart & Colbert: "Isn't there a better way to restore sanity?"

"I still think Stephen Colbert's testimony before a congressional hearing on immigration -- in character -- was a boneheaded idea and a distraction from the key issue. That's my fear about the upcoming rally."

Uh huh, right. I'm sure it's Topic Number One at American kitchen tables coast to coast. The Post's Anne Applebaum made a similar lament in her Sunday column. She said straight out that "Jon Stewart's march is no laughing matter." Actually, Anne, it is a laughing matter -- knee-slappingly so.

MEMO to Liberals and Others Cowering in Corners: What's up with the weak-sister handwringing? Why on earth are you taking Jon Stewart's brilliant schtick sooo seriously. Folks, it's a gag. It's straight-up, stand-up comedy. It's fun. And, most importantly, it's great for ratings. Repeat after me: "It. Is. Not. The. State-of-the-Union-Address." It ain't Gettysburg, people. And the fate of the nation won't turn on a Stewart punchline. America gets the joke.

So, to borrow a tired cliché, Man Up! Jeebus.