Jon Stewart on Karl Rove: “That dude is dirty! And I love ‘im!”

I am addicted to your addiction to my addiction to “The Daily Show.” The liveblogging continues, though today it’s more round-up/recap style, with a shout-out to yesterday’s “Telephone Hour” song, which was brilliant. Anyhow, here we go:

Jon Stewart, who tapes early evening, didn’t even know who the nominee would be but still managed to zing a good one, imagining a world in which Bush pauses before announcing the nominee: “Before I get to that, let me just say, Karl Rove? Yeah he did all that sh-[beep]…that dude is dirty! And I love ‘im!” Getcher teeth in quick, Jon, because tonight’s guest is Billy Bob Thornton, and the focus is going to be on a remake of a movie that was popular back when half your audience were just wee blastocysts stuffed ripe with stem cells.

Fortunately before that we get some non-partisan mockery of petty Senate infighting that makes both sides look kinda goofy. Democratic Minority Leader Senator Harry Reid proposes an amendment to a Homeland Security funds-allocation bill that would revoke security clearance for a “federal employee who disclosed classified information, including the identity of a covert agent of the Central Intelligence Agency.” Ha. Jon is clearly about equal-opportunity mockery. Fortunately for wounded Dems we get a chance to hate on Bill Frist moments later, complete with a “persistent vegetative state” joke, by showing Frist introducing his own amendment, the “Frist Amendment” (not to be confused with the “First Amendment,” ha) wherein senators are denied access to classified FBI reports if they have the temerity to quote them on the Senate floor, a la Harry Reid and Dick Durbin . Meanwhile, Rep. Peter King of New York is shown on “Scarborough Country” saying that Karl Rove should get a medal; Jon would award him a “Leaky,” setting up a visual gag involving a cherub and a delicate stream of urine. And much fun was had by all.

Other thoughts on the show:

Nice cityscape in the background. At least they’re experimenting with the set. Nonetheless, couch lovers continue to be outraged, blog-style. [Bring Back The Couch]

Speaking of, Billy Bob Thornton is the kind of guest that prove their point. He makes sitting at the desk look like lounging on the couch.

Vaginal cream finally gets its time in the sun. I am incapable of joking further about this.

…except to point out the irony of something getting its time in the sun, that typically (and topically) is applied where the sun don’t shine.

Viewers, do I need to tell you not to actually try it?

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