The essence of politics is to screw everyone and anyone in order to get votes to increase your personal power. Colbert and Stewart really don't belong in politics because they have sincerity and character and intelligence and charisma and becoming politicians would ruin them. Beck and Palin are muppets and should not be mentioned in the same sentence as those two comedic genius's. Colberts shtick is to pretend to be republican to the extreme to mock them while Stewart mocks both sides when they act like idiots... which is most of the time. The real problem with US politics is there are two options and I rather doubt either can offer exactly what anyone wants in a government. I personally am pro choice when it comes to a womans decision over whether to keep her baby, but I am also pro gun, and pro the death penalty, I like our government run health system in New Zealand so I am both republican and democrat which is rather stupid when there are only two choices. To be a true democracy the US needs more poltical parties that offer a variety of choices instead of bits of the same just to win votes. Might even lead to politicians with integrity... but I doubt it.