Politicians can be funny. No, really

Since 2020 has been such a train wreck, Landon asked me for a post-election essay on political humor. If you want a smile, click here for some of my favorite anecdotes about George & Barbara Bush, Dana Carvey, Raisa Gorbachev and Al Gore. Yes, Al Gore.

Here’s an excerpt:

“President Frank Underwood was right when he said about Washington, ‘Nobody’s a Boy Scout. Not even Boy Scouts.’ [But] if today’s political divisions are deeper than 30 years ago, it’s only by degree.

“That said, this will not be a diatribe on politics. Interested readers can find plenty of political commentary on blogs and cable networks, argued by advocates demonstrating their months of experience. But though much of modern politics evokes dystopian scenes from Hunger Games, I’ve been lucky enough to see just enough humor to keep politics tolerable.”