Well, nine minutes and all, but still, here is funnyman David Letterman setting up a huge “McCain’s a Phony Loser” routine with a recitation of the old POW stuff and then … “it’s starting to smell.” Here, America, is what your late-night host thinks of McCain’s stupid stunt. [Letterman]

Ooh, we might have to watch David Letterman tonight for the first time in 20 years: “David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy. Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Dave even cut over to the live video of the interview, and said, ‘Hey Senator, can I give you a ride home?’” Heh. Just kidding, we won’t watch Letterman. [Drudge]

Now that no one likes Barack Obama anymore, because he wants to RAISE THEIR GAS PRICES, the candidate had to appear on an Average American television comedy show such as David Letterman’s Late Night. You know, to loosen up the collar a bit and tell a coupla jokes! Watch him waver between clever politician and cyborg in this clip. [YouTube]

When did these late-night talk shows start featuring politicians? Does this have something to do with that Writer’s Strike? Whatever the case, now you can waste six minutes of your life watching Hillary Clinton be “with it” or “down on that” or “looser than a nun on prom night.” Happy Super Duper Tuesday, everyone! Let’s pray god it’s our last.

President Bush made a difficult decision.

“I was looking forward to doing a little poking myself, but in light of this tragedy at Virginia Tech I decided not to be funny.”

And so, honorably, did Rich Little.

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* Luckily, Brian Ross already has “DC Madam’s” number in his prop phone. [The Blotter]
* Barry Hussein will be in New York stealing money from Hillary all week, enduring what David Letterman calls humor tonight. [NYP]
* Elizabeth Edwards is shocked to find that a “rabid Republican” lives near her barony in North Carolina. [AP]
* Southern states fly flags at half-mast on the death-day of the confederacy. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Tom DeLay is back dropping Hitler-bombs. [A Tiny Revolution]
* Geezers think sound-byte culture destroys political discourse; whipper-snappers can’t pay attention to anything longer. [PrezVid]
* Ann Althouse gets The Bends. [Althouse]
* ’60s weren’t that different really — same military failures, same unsubtle obscenities. [Worldwide Standard]

• Rick Santorum has decided he doesn’t want Pennsylvania’s tax dollars used to finance genocide anymore. [The Carpetbagger Report]

• And he also thinks George Bush is a big “soft on terror” pussy. [The Swamp]
• Bill Maher’s Halloween costume: almost as original as his show. [Shakespeare's Sister]
• Michael J. Fox’s lust for baby harvesting causes at least 6 people to drop Back to the Future from their Netflix queues. [Pandagon]
• Osama’s dead, or in Djibouti. [The Jawa Report]
• David Letterman channels a time when he was funnier, meaner than Bill O’Reilly. [Power, Seduction, and War, C&L]
• Wolf Blitzer has more than just a brown nose. [Whiskey Bar]

• Bill O’Reilly to appear on Dave Letterman show tonight, will be guest reader for “Top Ten Reasons That Bill O’Reilly Sucks Goat Ass.” [Page Six]

• Yellow ribbon redux. [Tales of the Freeway]
• Harper’s bursts your Obama bubble. [The Swamp]
• Michelle Bachmann may be a fool, but she’s “a fool for Christ.” [Boozhy]
• How to steal an election. [Ars Technica]
• “Stop it Chris Matthews. You and people who share your weird, racial paranoia are hurting the country.” [Media Blog]
• Bob Corker’s attack ad on Harold Ford wasn’t pulled because of racism, but rampant anti-Canadianism. [MoJo Blog]
• Lynne Cheney thinks Jim Webb is “full of baloney.” Lynne is proud of never having baloney in her. [Hotline on Call]
• Next week’s fun: speculating about George Allen’s divorce records. [Talking Points Memo]
• Someone on craigslist has a (creepy) thing for the ladies of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. [craigslist]

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• Names & Faces: Jenna Bush going strong with boyfriend John Hager. . . Laura gave George new clothes and biking gear for Christmas; Laura received jewelry and a DVD player. [WP]
• Inside Politics: Bush is currently reading “When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt After the White House” by Patricia O’Toole and “Imperial Grunts: The American Military on the Ground” by Robert Kaplan. [WT]
• Rush & Molloy: Sen. Ted Kennedy dons King Kong gorilla suit, jokes that Bush is listening to his phone calls. . . David Letterman produces Christmas card from Michael Brown: “Better Late than Never. Happy Belated Thanksgiving.” [NYDN]