February 5, 2023

With an amazing turn around time, Saturday Night Live not only managed to put a skit together about the Great Balloon Crisis of 2023, but had enough material to make it their cold open. I'll admit that I was completely wrong about the balloon. I thought it was a new delivery gimmick for China Express. But I am not ashamed about being off with my guess, because I could never come close to the embarrassment the Republicans would be feeling if Fox or Newsmax actually covered the news.

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