Funnies: Dems Find Their Rubber Stamp
A look at the best in late night political comedy.
May 27, 2007 — -- A roundup of the late-night comics.
Late Show
David Letterman: Welcome to the "Late Show," or as Jimmy Carter calls it, the worst show in history.
Real Time
Bill Maher: Yes, the Iraq funding bill that set a date for troop withdrawal, that's all gone by the wayside. The Democrats just backed down as they always do. But they did it with flair this time. They met on an aircraft carrier and they had a big banner that said "mission abandoned."
The Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert: Speaking of immigration, folks, everyone's talking about this new immigration bill. And I think it is just a mess. Look at this thing. [Colbert slams down huge stack of paper on his desk] Do they get paid by the pound? If they'd let me write this bill, here's what it would have looked like. [Colbert holds up Post-It note that reads "GET OUT"]
Late Show
David Letterman: Hey, listen to this, ladies and gentlemen. Here's great news. According to a new study, Viagra cures jet lag. Viagra cures jet lag. At least, that's what Bill Clinton told Hillary when she found the pills in his luggage.
The Daily Show
Jon Stewart: When the Democrats took control of Congress, they informed President Bush they would no longer fund his Iraqi adventure unless the bill included troop withdrawal timetables.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. [on tape]: There's a new Congress in town.
Sen. Charles Schumer [on tape]: The rubber stamp days are over.
Stewart: Well, good news! The Democrats dug around and they found their rubber stamp.
The Tonight Show
Jay Leno: According to the New York Daily News, presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani has been paying his wife $10,000 a month to help write his speeches. Well, that's every wife's dream, huh? Put words in your husband's mouth and get paid for it? Oh, man. What's better than that?