Jon Stewart for President? Nah, it's just a t-shirt.

It seems that nowadays, mandates from the people come in the form of kitschy t-shirts. I guess a bunch of Internet t-shirt makers got it into their heads to create t-shirts that say "Stewart/Colbert '08," essentially touting the combination of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as a Presidential ticket in the 2008 election. The shirts have gotten so popular that Stewart felt the need to dispel the sartorially-created rumor at The New Yorker Festival this past weekend.

"Nothing says 'I am ashamed of you my government' more than 'Stewart/Colbert '08,'" he told the audience during an on-stage interview conducted by David Remnick, the magazine's editor. In other words, no, a bunch of screen-printed cotton does not a campaign make. Anyway, why would either Stewart or Colbert ever run for office? They'd have to take massive paycuts and then won't be able to make fun of anyone. They're both doing more of a public service on Comedy Central than they ever would in the West Wing.