I hear the young no longer watch The Daily show, but I do, and I think this recent John Stewart essay is not only hilarious but also telling. Take a look.

Now, of course, the political conventions are over. The Sarah Palin card has been played, and the Governor of Alaska has been sent home to study her lines. Last night John McCain reiterated his signature claims of superior patriotism, experience, and maverickness, including threats to veto every single bill with earmarks and expose the vicious earmarkers to public ridicule. Perhaps King John intends to reinstate the stocks or the ducking stool for such malefactors, but perhaps it’s not too irreverent to remember a time when he, himself, fell off the stool in mid-riff.

John old buddy, maybe it’s still too early to order that superhero suit, though we’re assured by Tom Ridge you’re as much your own man as, well, John Bush.