Colbert: John Boehner Did It!

The Republicans won a majority in the House just two days ago, and as Stephen Colbert pointed out on last night's Colbert Report, they've already accomplished so much, from making a profit on TARP to saving the auto industry. In fact, some say the party started turning things around months ago. It's all part of the GOP's new philosophy, Trickle Back in Time Economics.

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

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Colbert Covers Midterm Gay-Baiting

I've always been against gay-baiting. And even after just now finding out it doesn't involve a big cage with a Yankee Candle Company gift card in it, I still think it's probably a bad idea. On the other hand, without gay-baiting, how would we even know it's an election year? That's too big a burden for race-baiting to carry alone.

Stephen mans up and continues his Indecision 2010: Revenge of the Fallen coverage after the jump.

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Colorado's Election Results Portend Great Change, Status Quo

People have been keeping a close eye on Colorado's primaries last night, for signs of they could mean for the upcoming midterm elections and, possibly more so, the 2012 presidential elections. 'Cause you know the old saying: As goes Colorado's primaries, so goes the next two election cycles…

The predictions of doom for incumbents and establishment candidates this campaign season are proving to be more complex in the real world. On Tuesday, Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado, a Democrat who had hitched his star to the fortunes of President Obama, survived a bitter primary challenge.

But in this state’s Republican primary, a Tea Party-backed insurgent, Ken Buck, upended the candidate endorsed by Washington Republicans, Jane Norton, a former lieutenant governor.

So, this one guy won in the one race, and then some other guy one in some other race? Compelling! But what can it possibly mean?!

The two victories suggested that the anticipated wrath of the American voter might not be quite ready to sweep away all before its path — but the tide is still strong.

Yes, that is almost certainly what it means. Everything is changing and the end is nigh, but then also maybe not so much. Prepare yeself for the impending doom of things pretty much staying the may they are unless they don't end up changing a whole bunch, but still don't cancel your vacation plans because it's also just as likely that everything will just go on the same as it always had! Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!

Or, maybe, it means that one guy won in the one race, and then some other guy one in some other race.

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