Stephen Colbert of The Daily Show and now The Colbert Report really did a job on Bush last nite. He was asked to host the WH Press Corp correspondence dinner. What the MSM didn't realize was that Colbert is not one of them and he only plays a republican on TV. Dubya was not amused, he had a scowl on his face, leaned back in his chair and clapped half-heartedly. I guess Bush's bubble doesn't include Comedy Central, if so he would have been prepared for the onslaught. Colbert's performance really puts Jon Stewart's Oscar MC to shame. Jon didn't have Bush in attendence and still whimped out on a lot of jokes, Colbert stood 5 feet away and let it go. The MSM will continue to downplay last nite but Colbert just dropped the gauntlet and setup the biggest challenge we have ever seen. Colbert's stock just rose 500% and I bet you will see more reporters ride his coattails and actually report the news.

Some of the memorable lines are below:

Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, “and reality has a well-known liberal bias.”

He attacked those in the press who claim that the shake-up at the White House was merely re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. “This administration is soaring, not sinking,” he said. “If anything, they are re-arranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg.”

He claimed that the Secret Service name for Bush's new press secretary is "Snow Job." Colbert also made biting cracks about missing WMDs, “photo ops” on aircraft carriers and at hurricane disasters, melting glaciers and Vice President Cheney shooting people in the face. He advised the crowd, "if anybody needs anything at their tables, speak slowly and clearly on into your table numbers and somebody from the N.S.A. will be right over with a cocktail. "

Observing that Bush sticks to his principles, he said, "When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday."