Fortunately, It's Not Funny

I don't watch "Saturday Night Live," but I'm not surprised at the kid glove treatment that Saint John got on the program:

Starring in two short skits on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live," John McCain reeled off a series of one-liners that generally earned little more than mild chuckles.

But it's a good bet he and his staff could not be more pleased with the exposure he got -- especially the chance to use humor to try to defuse one of the big questions shadowing his presidential candidacy.

After all, there are limits on direct contributions:

MICHAELS, LORNE MR.
NEW YORK , NY 10023
SNL/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
John McCain (R)
President
JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. - $1,300
primary 05/11/07

MICHAELS, LORNE MR.
NEW YORK , NY 10023
SNL/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
John McCain (R)
President
JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC. - $1,000

Michaels, Lorne Mr.
New York, NY 10019
SNL/Executive Producer
STRAIGHT TALK AMERICA - $1,000
primary 10/19/06

MICHAELS, LORNE MR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
SNL
MCCAIN, JOHN S (R)
Senate - AZ
FRIENDS OF JOHN MCCAIN
Won
$1,000
general 10/30/04

Michaels, Lorne Mr.
New York, NY 10019
John McCain (R)
President
MCCAIN 2000 INC
Lost
$1,000
primary 02/29/00

Michaels has given mostly to Dems, but never in a race against Saint John. And, yes, I appreciate that the program goes easy on a lot of pols and celebs when they're making an appearance (or else they wouldn't show), but I haven't read about one McCain gag coming from the program, while the Dem-bashing gags make the news most every week.