She’s at it again, only this time, she may have finally gone too far, which considering her utterances in the past is really saying something. One columnist has labeled her the Britney Spears of the Right who “must be a liberal infiltrator whose purpose is to give conservatism a bad name.”

Friday night, Ann Coulter, the Right’s pit bull attack dog, called former vice-presidential candidate and US Senator, current presidential candidate John Edwards a ‘faggot.’ She tried to retract it later, sort of, by saying it was a joke, but that word is to gays what the N word is to blacks. It’s the kind of knee slapping humor the right seems to be going after these days. The joke’s on her because — to their credit — even former supporters and friends on the Right are denouncing her. Also, it may give a boost to Edwards.

Is this the tact the Right is going to use in the upcoming election: name calling instead of issues since Bush has screwed the pooch with Iraq and so much more that Republicans got kicked out of Congress and they’re running scared? Perhaps this will finally silence (yeah, right) this miserable excuse for a spokesperson the Right has used for years and they can get someone who actually is willing to talk intelligently about issues instead of spewing bile for the love of doing so. On the other hand, the Right seems to be it’s own worst enemy at times.

By the way, actor and occasional writer of satire, Steven Weber, wrote a funny piece on going on a date with her, a distinctly unpleasant thought.