David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert spent most of the last eight years abusing the Bush administration with gusto. Given that the person in charge presents the largest target, this shouldn’t come as any surprise. But when Barack Obama took office I fully expected that the gun-sights would swing around and take aim at the new boss, same as the old boss. Are the popular funnymen living up to expectations on this score? This is the subject I examine in my most recent column at Pajamas Media.
For a time there I thought there was never going to be any criticism of President Obama on these shows, but as I point out in the article, there have recently been a few glimmers of hope. Here’s one for your enjoyment this morning.