From Maher's closing monologue on a recent installment of HBO's "Real Time."

Herbert Hoover was a shitty president but even he never conceded an entire metropolis to rising water and snakes. On your watch we've lost almost all of our allies, the surplus, four airliners, two trade centers, part of the Pentagon and the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying that you don't love this country but I'm just wondering how much worse it would be if you were on the other side. Yes, God does speak to you and what he's saying to you is "take a hint."

Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk away. Like you did with your military service and the oil company and the baseball team. It's time...time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How about cowboy or spaceman?

Well, I thought it was poignant.