The Daily Show: April 12, 2007

"Indecision '08": It's all about the photo ops, apparently. I fail to see the appeal in that picture of John Edwards shaving an old guy... I hope that doesn't make me (more of) a heartless person.

"Mess O' Potamia Potomac": Senior Military Analyst John Oliver stopped by to elaborate on the "war czar" plan. I hope I wasn't the only one that immediately thought of making some sweet new business cards at the very mention of the title "galactic space fuhrer".

"College Lacrosse Report": It's time for "College Lacrosse Report" again! Hurrah! 'Cause when I think "sports", I think Daily Show. Anyway, it was coverage on recent developments on the Duke rape case... complete with irritating Nancy Grace footage. Hmm... I suppose "irritating" was a bit redundant.

The night's guest was Richard Preston, author of The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring, which is a book about... um... trees. I must congratulate both Jon Stewart and Richard Preston for being able to hold my interest throughout the interview, because so much tree-talk could have easily caused my attention to stray. Nice work, boys.

Jon/Stephen: None! Sad. Moment of Zen: "Kurt Vonnegut. So it goes." A lovely clip from Vonnegut's 2005 Daily Show appearance. RIP...