the Left is now, officially, a parody of itself.

The last few years it has been getting harder and harder to satirize the political Left.  You make up something completely idiotic, the wildest, dumbest thing you've ever thought of, and the sons of bitches will top it a week later in an official policy release.  That has got to be tough to do.  In order to keep up this trend of self-parody excellence, Moveon.org has just hired professional help.

The powerful liberal activist group has wooed Peter Koechley away from the satirical newspaper The Onion, where he was managing editor.

So now when you hear something about Moveon.org and you think it sounds like The Onion, you'll know why.

The Phantom Satirist.