The tough political questions are being asked by comedians

What does it say about a country in which the most cogent political coverage is being done by stand-up and sketch comics and talk show hosts?

Here's David Letterman pointing out the hypocrisy of McCranky being associated with G. Gordon Liddy while obsessing about Barack Obama having served on a board with William Ayers at one time, and holding Sarah Palin's feet to the fire about her remarks about "palling around with terrorists":