Slate's Dennis Cass reviews Dennis Miller's new show, and it's about what I would have expected, were I able to stomach it for more than 6 minutes the first and last time I watched it:

So what does it mean to go from left-leaning, Dada-ist wisenheimer to tell-it-like-it-is, right-wing blowhard? First, you need new friends. Miller has always had an ingratiating interview style, but on his new show he kisses so much Republican ass, even the objects of Miller's newfound affection look uncomfortable. Check out Arnold Schwarzenegger's frozen grin when Miller tells the California governor that he has an "infectious" accent, or watch Rudolph Giuliani avert his eyes when Miller says the former mayor has both compassion and "balls the size of a Macy's balloon." Like a former smoker who can't pass up the opportunity to tell you that cigarettes kill, Miller is quick to remind both guest and viewer which side he's now on. Sometimes Miller's new convictions come out en passant, like when he needlessly mentions he's going to vote for Bush in November, while other times he is more insistent. For example, while talking with Newsweek investigative reporter Michael Isikoff about the fact that the administration ignored dissenting intelligence concerning the existence of WMD in Iraq, Miller broke in when he didn't like where his guest was going. "Listen," said Miller. "Guys like Cheney, quite frankly, get paid to quash dissent. In a world where it's really dangerous, he's got to make a call at some point. I want Dick Cheney on that wall. I need Dick Cheney on that wall!"

I haven't seen a circle-jerk like this since orgy-night in the House of Plantagenets! Yeah, babe.