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Stewart's and Colbert's best days are behind them.
The fascist Bush presidency, with its malevolent buffoons like Cheney, Rummy and Gonzales were the meat on which Stewart and Colbert built their fortunes.
The fuel source is running out.
Yeah yeah, there's Chuck Norris, Texas Ranger, standing behind Gomer Pyle, presidential wannabee. Big laugh. Not.
Satire requires larger and more evil targets, preferably ones that could have you rendered to Egypt for a "tune up."
What ever happened to Saturday Night Live? What ever happened to Laugh In? All current events based comedy waxes and wanes with the times. Yes, SNL hangs on. They ought to pull the plug on that patient. Do not resuscitate!
The times, they are a'changin'.
So thank Stewart and Colbert for helping us through the darkest times of Bush's reign of terror, but it's 2008 and he's a mere shadow of himself, weak and silly. While it's still fun to mock Bush, he's no longer on the come. Turn the page.
I think the writer's strike has mortally wounded both of these shows, but they were reaching their sell-by date anyway.
