AS JUDGE SPOTSWOOD ROBINSON USED TO SAY, WHAT’S YOUR NEXT ARGUMENT, COUNSELOR? Bill Maher: There’s No Double Standard, Because I’m Funny, and Rush Isn’t.

UPDATE: Reader Michael Smith writes:

Just cancelled this morning, if you’re counting the decrements to the HBO user-base.

I think they’re going to need more than a few global climate change scientists to hide this decline. Gleick might be available.

I’d like to see the numbers.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader James Smith — no relation to Michael as far as I know — writes: “Seriously, does anyone remember when he was last funny? Not in my life time and i’m older than he is.”