http://bitchmagazine.org/tag/power The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://bitchmagazine.org/article/laughing-all-way-polls <p>Once upon a time, politics was serious business. These days, however, presidential merit is measured as much by frat-house standards as by traditional approval ratings (apparently, American ­voters would rather have a beer with Bush than with Kerry), and a well-timed joke can sometimes sway public opinion more effectively than a reasoned argument.</p> <p><a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/article/laughing-all-way-polls">read more</a></p> http://bitchmagazine.org/article/laughing-all-way-polls#comments Feature female politicians funny gender roles Hillary Clinton humor jokes politics power presidents Social commentary voters Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:00:00 -0400 Kyla 223 at http://bitchmagazine.org