I'm not sure SNL is aging all that well. I feel much the same about it turning 30 that I feel about the Rolling Stones continuing to tour as they turn I-shudder-to-think-what: I'm glad they're still out there doing their thing, but I'm not really comfortable watching it anymore.
I've lost interest in the "Weekend Update" emphasis on one-liners, having been spoiled by the more discursive style of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." On the other hand, if anything were to happen to SNL, Hollywood would lose probably its single biggest pipeline for movie deals. So there's the prop-up-the-economy angle to consider here.
All of which is a long way of saying that, misgivings aside, Tina Fey nevertheless got off a great one last night:
"A Senate committee on Thursday approved a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage, apparently forgetting that our forefathers wore wigs and satin Capri pants."
The GOP-dominated Senate's breathtaking lack of legislative priorities is captured nicely by Jeff Parker of Florida Today.Makes you wonder just how long the blue- and white-collar members of the "Bush Base" are going to continue to vote for pointless, ginned-up culture-war gestures instead of their pocketbooks.
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