The Daily Show: August 13, 2007

"The Departed": I screamed when I heard the news of Karl Rove's departure, and I think a bit of my heart exploded as well. I thought this segment was going to provide Jon with one last chance to roll that horrible clip of MC Rove, rapping with Brad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie, but they didn't do it! I was a bit relieved and a bit disappointed at the same time. Fun Fact: The name "Turd Blossom" will never stop being funny.

Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver talked about the magical joy that is Mr. Rove. First of all, "doughy pantaloons" sounds like a horrible pastry. Second, a "turd pinata" sounds like a very bad surprise at a kid's birthday party. Third, John Oliver and animated woodland creatures are a great team.

Jon called in a real-life brain expert, NYU's Professor Mony J. De Leon, to explain the executive branch's "I don't recall" epidemic. I thought a correspondent was going to come in with a bunch of diagrams and charts to describe the phenomenon, but I guess it was more fitting to bring in a real expert? I'm not sure. It was informative and all, but not quite enough to justify bringing in a real guy to talk about it. That's something a little more fitting for Colbert Report, I think. I know it could have been really funny with Resident Expert John Hodgman, though.

The night's guest was Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard. He's been on the show multiple times but I never fail to think that I'm going to see Billy Crystal on the screen. As always, he and Jon didn't really see eye to eye but managed to have a fairly interesting interview. Kristol was quick on his feet, too! I was quite surprised. I mean, even starting with a callback to an earlier segment ("I don't recall...") was a nice touch, but all that business about calling Jon a pussy? Nice. By the way, I have concluded that the only person on Earth that is allowed to use "pussy" in a political argument is Jon Stewart. It's just a fact.

Moment of Zen: Bye, Rove. We luv u, bb.