Is It Our Imagination . . . . .

. . . . or are there more clever political advertisements this season? Studies show that Democrats have no sense of humor. Exhibit A, Al Franken. Conservatives and libertarians take themselves far less seriously than lefties. That's because they're likely to be more concerned with their kid's basketball game than with making sure they show up to vote on the amendment to the amended motion to return the amended bill to the committee.

Here's Joe Miller, who seeks to succeed Lisa Murkowski, the only uncloseted zombie member of the Senate: