And Satire's lessons carry on

Stephen Colbert's continued pointed parody against the travesty of Citizen's United sustains its brilliance in South Carolina: But why do anything about it? After all just because even Mark Hanna would think the current system is corrupt, doesn't mean anyone will lift a finger to do so. If the Supreme Court conservatives want to run the First Amendment aground like the captain of the Costa Concordia it is not going to be the politicians leading the charge, it will be the public having had enough. [cross-posted at Firedoglake]