Great episode tonight of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO.

Panelists: Dan Savage, Eve Ensler and AR Governor Mike Huckabee (R)

Satellite interviews with: Cindy Sheehan and TX gubernatorial hopeful Kinky Freedman (I)

Dan and Eve did a great job. Eve came off a little shrill at times, but god how I love her tenacity in hammering a point. And she speaks about foreign affairs from the experience of actually having travelled to the places she's talking about.

I've read and enjoyed Dan's column for years, but I never knew how smart and articulate he is. I think he's a sellout for partnering up and adopting "The Kid," but I don't generally hold it against him.

Bill Maher is a jackass, but he's funny and usually right.

Finally, Mrs. Sheehan is about the sweetest mom ever. I can't understand how anyone can believe anything the right-wing smear machine is saying about her; she's the most disarming, unassuming, down to earth women I've seen on TV in a long time. She didn't come off as an aging hippie either, which was my major concern. She's not raging angry. She's grieving, but she's strong and serene about it at the same time. I was most impressed with her delivery. Honest and sincere to the last.