The Onion and the New Yorker nail it, as usual

And now, since we all need a good laugh right about now, please enjoy this, sent by Bruce. And scroll down to the next piece about the small town throwing a Pride Parade for its one gay citizen.
http://www.theonion.com/article/americans-confused-system-government-which-leader--53156

And here's next week's New Yorker cover - by the brilliant Canadian Barry Blitt:

And this - I have to stop now, this could go on forever ...