Humor on the Trail

by David Epstein

Amidst the sturm und drang of L'affaire Spitzer, a few humorous tidbits from out there on the web that also overlap with previous posts/comments. First, Colbert dissects the "Big States" argument as only he can. The most telling point he makes is not the "size matters" argument -- decision theoretically, big states are more likely to tip the balance in a close race than small ones -- but dissecting the logic of "winning states in a primary means you're more likely to win them in November," which is right on the mark.

And Tom Tomorrow falls into exactly the trap I mentioned the other day in comparing the war's costs only to other possible domestic uses in his latest strip, but it's great anyway.