One liners are no substitute for a well-thought-out argument or sound judgment. But sometimes they do hit home, summing up months of political debate. Two today caught my eye.

From Sarah Palin: “There is a light at the end of the tunnel and I can see it from my house. It’s the midterm elections in November.” She scores double points for the self-deprecating humor (notice how much better that works than complaining about the media).

And a friend points out to me Fred Thompson’s Facebook comment: “President Obama said that the U.S. and Israel share an ‘unbreakable’ bond. Obama should know. He’s been trying to break it for months.” If only American Jewry were as savvy — and as candid.

If conservatives can maintain their humor and their focus as well as these two, they — and the country — will do just fine.