Less funny: How conservatives have lamed government

In a backlash against the perceived excesses of the "liberal elite," the conservatives trumpeted the value of dogma and heart, as though leaders without expertise would somehow create great success through sheer force of will. Well, not so much. Sadly, it will take quite some years to undo the damage that all those idiot appointments (and all their idiot decisions) have done to the functioning of our communal society.