Cheney in Hooves

How come it's always Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and The Onion that are best left to articulate the absurdities of our politicians and media establishment? The Onion does a number on the torture debate here:

Fake right-wing pundit: "I think it's sad that the word 'neverending labyrinth of pain' are synonymous with the errors made by one loose-cannon minotaur who, yeah, admittedly went too far."

Is Using A Minotaur To Gore Detainees A Form Of Torture?

So is an ax-wielding minotaur where we draw the line? Or is it more realistic to draw that line at the death of detainees while in our captivity?