Abandoning Any Pretense Now....

There's obviously not a lot of mileage these days in pointing out the absurdity of Fox News. At this point everyone pretty much gets it -- including the legions of loyal viewers who cherish that absurdity. I haven't tuned in for more than a few seconds in years, and even those quick glimpses have been because of an errant finger on the remote control more than anything else. But this screenshot reminded me of what I've been missing.

I don't think it's a stretch to predict that future social historians, trying to explain how and why this country went off the rails early in the 21st century, will feature Fox prominently. What we still don't know, I fear, is the extent of the catastrophe they'll use as context.