So about a week ago we told you about the "Puppy Bowl," a program that featured puppies frolicking on a tiny football field. Since we covered it on Redeye, four of the dogs have contracted the deadly canine parvovirus. One puppy has died.

And it made me wonder, why couldn't it have been Bill Maher instead?

I say that because while watching Bill's show on Friday, Rush Limbaugh's name came up, and Maher said, "Why couldn't have he croaked...instead of Heath Ledger?"

I don't care if you like Rush or hate him. What I always find amusing is that the champions of tolerance - the people who earn their keep painting the right as hateful, mean-spirited people - actually wish death on people who don't agree with them.

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who happens upon a progressive opinion on a blog. Beneath every compassionate liberal is an undercurrent of fascism. Comforted by a complicit press, and knowing they can't win on the playing field of ideas - advocating death is the viable option.

The only upside to the comment? For once, Maher's audience didn't clap like the mindless lemmings they usually appear to be. So maybe they're not as dumb as I think! Oh, who am I kidding - of course they are!

And for that - they should die!