Environmentalists, social activists, feminists, atheists, political junkies… our modern Swifts and Voltaires. George Carlin blended anger and satire to blissful perfection, Grist Magazine is doing it for environmentalism, and Melissa McEwan does it for sexism and racism at Shakesville.

As the Obama euphoria fades, expect much more of this, from 23/6:

The Reader’s Guide to Maureen Dowd  Read more 

Egad. Someone make it stop. Today is Pwn Obama Day for Maureen, and she’s trying real hard (subscription only, to protect your eyes):  Read more 

Nearly a decade too late, Queen Heather Maureen Dowd figures out that the nerdy guy she belittled was the pick of the crop.  Read more