CJR: Maddow, Stewart (and Limbaugh), The zany news
We think Limbaugh should be included in the thinking.
From the article:
"Will the clever-comedy-news trend last? I think yes, mostly because I don’t believe that Obama is so radiant that he will defy parody, or that Bush and Palin alone created our taste for irony-laced news. Also, the Republicans, and their nutsy pundits, are not going away."