The Daily Show: November 14, 2006

"Mess O' Potamia": Call for a new Secretary of Defense... The administration is looking for someone with fresh eyes and open ears (the picture of the perfect candidate was actually really scary... like, scarier than Rummy, heh). Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver briefly talked about all the ways that Congress may or may not be Bush's bitch. Oliver's attempt to be snippy was absolutely hilarious... I loved hearing "Know what I'm saying?" in his crisp, British accent. Okay, um, yeah. I think I may be falling in love with John Oliver. That is all.

"Oy Gay" (haw haw): There was going to be a gay pride parade in Israel, but it was shut down after Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike through a hissy fit over it. Apparently, there's nothing more uniting than hate.

The night's special guest was John Edwards (he has a new book called Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives). Edwards announced his candidacy back in 2003, so Jon kept pushing him to say something again this time. Edwards kept tight-lipped with details, but he said that there would be something special on his website on Wednesday (I think that's the right day, but I don't see anything special on his site yet). "Seat of Heat": If Edwards had won the 2004 VP seat, who would he have accidentally shot in the face? He gave a beautiful answer: Dick Cheney.

Jon/Stephen: Stephen Colbert likes to scare little children. Moment of Zen: Orthodox Jews, you're too funny!