Gotta Laugh to Keep from Crying

Once again, comedians provide the most penetrating insights into current events. From The Daily Show on Wednesday:

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan: Some just want to engage in the blame game…

George W. Bush: One of the things that people want us to do here is to play a blame game.

George Bush the Elder: To me, the fascination with the blame game…

FEMA boss Michael Brown: You’re not gonna suck me into that blame game.

Jon Stewart: Just a quick observation: When people do not want to play the blame game, they’re to blame!

The Daily Show on Thursday:

Jon Stewart: The president has vowed to personally lead the investigation into the government’s failed response to Katrina. Isn’t that a job perhaps someone else should be doing?

Samantha Bee: No, no, no, no. Not at all, Jon. To truly find out what went wrong, it’s important for an investigator to have a little distance from the situation. And it’s hard to get any more distant from it than the president was last week.