On salience

One of my favorite phrases is "salient point." I was very excited this evening when i saw something that prompted a quick post, and after looking up "salience" on dictionary.com realized that was a good title (and more importantly, proper wording) for me.

The salient point is this: watching Jon Stewart tonight, he asked one of his reporters how to become a "loyal bushie." The reporter responded, "Well Jon, there are two ways: the first is to emerge from Barbara Bush's vagina; obviously, this is the road less traveled."

In my humble estimation, a joke that can meld Robert Frost with a vision of Barbara Bush, feet in stirrups and squeezing out a baby, is a salient point for any occasion.