inauguration day

I've been waiting a long time for a piece of history big enough to justify writing a running diary for this column. I thought I had it when Rock of Love: Tour Bus was announced (has one show ever advanced the cause of dimwitted, surgically-enhanced skanks more than this one?), but my editors wanted to wait until we had something just a little bit bigger.

It occurred to me last fall that Barack Obama being inaugurated would be a pretty big deal. So I called some of my friends in the liberal media and asked them to arrange for Obama to win the election, then waited patiently until yesterday. Now, after months of waiting, we're ready to roll.

The running diary starts after the jump...

If you have the attention span of a mosquito on espresso but still want to witness what will surely be the most historic moment in television since the night of the moon landing and the day Fonzie jumped that literal and metaphorical shark, Comedy Central has the cure.

The Daily Show will go live in their usual time slot on the day of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

For those of you who don't read the newspaper anymore, that's Tuesday, January 20. Don't worry, I had to Google the date too.