After two outlets I've written for passed on Leavitt, saying it would alienate their readers, I was excited she was to appear on Bill Maher's "Real Time" last night. I had actually first seen the announcement on her Insta, teased as a sky shot of L.A. and then announced with the show line-up. I should have set my alarm, because naturally I fell asleep during NBC's "Newlyweds" (I had been excited to see the crackling chemistry between newly married Téa Leoni and Tim Daly). This meant waiting till it re-aired at 11:55. When Leavitt came out, I thought she looked smart (as in tailored) in her black ensemble. I mused that very likely, Maher enjoyed having a female guest smaller than himself to interview. Then it happened: she charmed him. Or charmed him again. "People hate me for this, but I love the ballroom!" Maher said. "Who doesn't love a ballroom?!" Leavitt enthused with that high-wattage, perfectly timed smile. She said t...