DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD – AT 7:26 P.M. ET:  Helen Thomas has resigned from Hearst, following her crazed, bigoted remarks about Jews, and the uproar they caused.  The White House, to its credit, denounced the remarks today.

But don't think Helen will be without defenders.  She'll probably become a martyr.  Maybe they'll name one of those Gaza "relief" ships for her.  She can sail on it herself, offering to take candy to Gaza and Jews back to Poland and Germany.

And already some of the leftists in the press are out, pleading for mercy for Helen.  It's the usual suspects, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Ellen Ratner.  Janeane Garofolo will undoubtedly be heard from.   And we'll no doubt get the "free speech" brigades on the left, who believe that any criticism of a leftist is a violation of the individual's free speech.

But she's gone.  And we should be grateful for that.  She should have been gone 20 years ago.  A White House birthday party for her, celebrating her 90th birthday, has been canceled.

June 7, 2010