Colbert knifes President and Press Corpse

I hadn't seen it until today. Stephen Colbert was merciless at Saturday's White House Correspondent's Dinner. He savaged both Bush and his cronies as well as the press corps with biting sarcasm and cutting irony. Laura Bush wouldn't even shake his hand, probably because she's smart enough to know how badly he had ripped her man.

Of course, he ripped the press corps too for being meek, mild and timid, until recently. Only he did it subversively by chiding the press corps for finally finding a back bone and questioning the administration. He mocked the President's steadfastness by implying that the Prez stands his ground even as it erodes out from under him.

Here's a perspective on the performance:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/05/01/Colbert/

Try to find a clip of Colbert. It was breath taking!