John Boehner will be the new speaker unless, out of habit, he blocks his own confirmation.
Stephen ColbertIf you're injecting fear into other people, then you're trying to kill their minds. You're trying to get them to stop thinking.
Stephen ColbertRepublicans: the party that brought us 'Just Say No.' First as a drug policy, then as their entire platform.
Stephen ColbertLast night, we did the Threatdown -- God, it's hard to even talk about this -- and for the first time, I didn't mention bears. It's winter, they're asleep, I didn't think it would be a problem. But today I see this in the Toronto Globe and Mail -- apparently a 700-pound polar bear showed up at a children's hockey game. I've said this before, they're after our kids -- they're tender, juicy, you don't even have to throw away the bones.
Stephen Colbert