Olbermann speaks truth on CNBC,
Railing loudly when others might whine.
On YouTube his rantings, his anger for me,
The sweetest possible sign.

For Delay is a criminal, and no wit;
To compare liberals to Hitler is a laugh.
Even in context it is not worth one bit.
Disgracing the party of Taft.

My anger at Delay is too much to bear,
To bear it alone would be cruel.
But sweet Keith, with his silver hair,
Wields logic and facts. He's cool.

Readers, embrace this smackdown fine.
Enjoy the speaking of Olbermann's mind.

As a long-time resident of California, my love for Barbara Boxer is now the same age as a high school sophomore. Not once has it faded. Boxer is the kindest bad-ass on Capital Hill, always finding new ways to remind us of how fantastic she is. Like this Wednesday, when she smacked down Senator James Inhofe for trying to cut off Al Gore during his testimony on global warming.

Best part -- when she waves her gavel in Inhofe's face to remind him who's in charge. A lesser person would make a penis joke here. I am almost that lesser person. Oh, Babs. Even if Clinton wins in 2008, you will always be President of my heart.

In both physics and politics, it's a given that with every action a reaction is sure to occur. But while in physics the reaction is equal and opposite, that's never a guarantee in politics.

This response to the Hillary Clinton 1984 pastiche lacks the subtle build of double-speak that made the original video so interesting. And the digital effects used here to integrate footage into Ridley Scott's groundbreaking commercial for Apple Computers are extremely amateurish, especially in comparison to the original.

While it's fantastic that YouTube enables the common man to participate in the national discourse, we can only hope that the creator of this video considers, perhaps, finding an original way to communicate his point. And maybe learning how to use After Effects, while he's at it.

Finally, a video that combines my two favorite things: political satire and British comedy. Created by gentlemen who really get the show they're parodying, this animated send-up of The Office (specifically, the British version) actually works really well. The tone is dead-on, and the animation flawlessly mimics the show's documentary-style cinematography.

Part of CurrentTV's Super News series, The (Oval) Office portrays George Bush as the clueless boss with a nickname for everyone -- making him well-suited to fill in for David Brent. And Tony Blair as Bush's desperate-for-approval sycophant is also perfect casting.

The only catch is that this short feels slightly out of date. The specific episode of The Office being referenced aired in 2001. And Blair hasn't been super-cozy with Bush lately, especially since becoming Britain's least-popular post-war Labour Prime Minister and announcing that he would step down in 2007. Funny is funny, though, and Condi smacking Blair in the face for getting hands-y is hilarious. America really is a big tease.