The Times That Try Men's Souls

Mark Kleiman (the thinking person's Kevin Drum) after Thomas Paine speaks "Common Sense" to the King:

"Look, I get so upset at King George, too, that I could almost raise my voice, but if Lady Wonkette here says Paine and his supporters shouldn't be so impressed with themselves, people who think she's full of her typical, self-impressed BS shouldn't get so angry about it. It's not like she's a wanking masturbator. She . . . what's that, my princess? Anal what? Uh . . . ."