What is your opinion on the use of caustic, targeted humor in political commentary?
Caustic, targeted humour is funny - particularly when aimed at politicians or political events. But it has a downside: it tends to defuse outrage at political indecency or dangerous stupidity.  When people should be genuinely offended, and angry enough to object and protest, they often end up snickering at what a comedian said about it. And the humour - the wisecrack reactions to the situation - can become more important than the issue being criticized.