Stephen Colbert on the GOP's Hilarious Debt Ceiling Humor Joke

You know, for a little while, I was actually worried that this debt ceiling debate might actually lead to another huge economic crash.

Now I'm feeling a lot more positive about it…

The Colbert Report airs Monday through Thursday at 11:30/10:30c.

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Jon Stewart Reports on Defeated 9/11 Heath Care Bill, Gives Up

In one week, Congress achieved two-thirds support for a bill allowing victims of bankruptcy to keep their guns and failed to achieve the same two-thirds support for a bill to grant health care to 9/11 responders.

This is good, because it means that even after these responders use up all their life savings seeking treatment for the airborne chemical-induced emphysema that makes each new breath a living nightmare, they'll still have something to shoot themselves in the face with. Thanks, Congress!

The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11pm / 10c.

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