Does blogging make you laugh out loud?

Ok, so aside from the humorous comments that result from the way some AMs look and act in the Chamber from day to day in the National Assembly, I wonder whether our ability to laugh in politics is waning at a faster rate than the influence of Peter Hain over Welsh affairs. I say this in reaction to one of Glyn Davies's latest blog posts about the McCartney vs Mills court house drama, where opposition politicians and the media launched an attack on him for his comments.
I don't think I need to go in to the detail of the blog that reached the headlines here- I want to do the opposite.

The content of what Glyn Davies said aside, he has a valid point when stating that it may be 'goodbye to humour'. When are politicians, or prospective politicians at that allowed to be tongue in cheek, humorous, sarcastic, without it offending others in some tiny way?

I took a blog post down( one of the only ones I have ever taken down) a few months ago as a politician's office contacted me in such an angry, emotional way that I believed that I had no choice but to do so. This was of course regardless of the fact that the post was intended to be taken in a light hearted way, and I stated as such at the beginning of the post.

Will all future political bloggers, especially politicians, have to provide a hazard sign at the top of their blogs if they want to, or intend to say anything that may offend others, even in the slightest manner? Obviously we have to take in to account equal opportunities and fair play when we blog, but where, and how do we draw the line? People may accuse me of having somewhat simple, vague blogs on occasions, but to be honest, this is intentional as I do not want my words to be taken out of context or misinterpreted.

If I was an anonymous blogger such as Pippa Wagstaff or Normal Mouth, then I believe that I would be able to be much more free in my ways of conveying my opinions, if only because I would not be judged for it at every stage. Of course, I hear you say that I have put myself in this position, that I am an elected representative, therefore I should be held to account for my musings. Nevertheless, if the very people who want to communicate with the public fear that they cannot due to pressures from the press, other political parties, or anonymous bloggers with vendettas, then it will be impossible for us to encourage other politicians who are currently in the dark ages of communication to embrace new technologies, and to keep their feet firmly on the ground.

Many politicians have started blogs with good intentions, but have fallen by the wayside. I don't think that this is all to do with them being lazy or uninteresting, but more to do with how they grapple with communicating in such an unregulated and judgemental environment.

( I was going to add a photo of a politician laughing but didn't want to offend anyone by picking out one particular politician;-))