comedians as political leaders?

Jon Stewart? He doesn't think he's doing journalism and contributing to the political scene, but I think he is. And Al Franken? shit, Al's been doing a hell of a job. You should follow Senator Franken on Facebook, if you aren't already. If the insane party did more actual work and stop blowing shit out their collective asses, he could teach them a lot about governing. but who am I kidding? they don't care about governing. anyway, this is a good article on Stewart.

The Dec. 16 show focused on two targets. One was the Republicans who were blocking the bill; Mr. Stewart, in a clear effort to shame them for hypocrisy, accused them of belonging to “the party that turned 9/11 into a catchphrase.” The other was the broadcast networks (one of them being CBS, the former home of Mr. Murrow and Mr. Cronkite), which, he charged, had not reported on the bill for more than two months.

I don't care what Stewart calls it, it's what our actual media should be doing.

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via Steve Benen

But let's not forget what Senate Republicans demanded to get the bill through the chamber: a considerably weaker bill. The price tag is down to just $4.2 billion, and the life of the program is now five years instead of 10.

 As Jonathan Zasloff noted, "Does that matter? I would think so: a chronic illness doesn't stop after five years because the federal funding runs out.... Hopefully, this does not harm any of the first responders who risked themselves for his freedom. But just remember this the next time Republicans tell you how much they care about national security."

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