I have to say that I’m not so sure the world actually likes us again (although from my limited travels abroad, I’m darn sure the rest of the world, as in Europe, doesn’t hate us nearly as much as the media would like us to believe) — but I know that the media will tell us the world likes us again.

They’ll tell us lots of things now. Can’t you feel it already? The economy’s surging, everyone suddenly has a job, terrorists are planting flowers and making balloon animals for small children. The sun is shining brighter …

The media’s game: Vote the way we want you to, and we’ll stop force-feeding you bad news on a daily basis!

Does this mean Bush is still Hitler? I’m pretty sure Hitler never let his opponents win an election, did he? Unless… this is all part of Rove’s plan.

A major concern of the last few elections has been that Republicans need to cheat to win, and the problem was going to be even worse with the new Diebold machines. What happened? Did Cheney forget his password again? That darn Cheney, always forgetting his password.

What happened to Ned? I thought Lieberman was Public Enemy #1. Now Kos must feel like the kid on Christmas morning who’s surrounded by toys… except for the one he really wanted.

Does Nancy Pelosi ever wear a fake flower on her lapel that shoots acid? Because that would really be a surprise for Batman when he’s hauling her to Commissioner Gordon’s office.

So the world likes us again, right? No more terrorism? YAY!!!