and Stewart gave what is an appropriate response to his cynicism. It's too bad he's not treated with this much scorn more often.
STEWART: The unemployment rate for veterans, 11 percent, 3 percent higher than the general population. Luckily, the Senate today has taken up a bill that would help get jobs for the over 700 thousand veterans, currently out of work. […]
Yes, the Senate voted on a bill that would provide a billion dollars to veterans to help them get jobs in law enforcement, fire departments and/or federal land. The bill was affirmed by 58 Senators, rejected by only 40, thus failing to pass, because apparently in Senate-world, 58-40 is a losing score and you eat out of your anus and s**t out of your ears.
Leading the charge against America's fighting men, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, who opposes on grounds of fiscal responsibility. […]
That's right. This bill is felonious crap. By the way, also the name of my jazz fusion band...
Stewart went on to give the likes of Coburn the smack-down he deserves for his hypocrisy on what exactly entails “felonious crap.”
STEWART: So once again, 800 billion dollars, unfunded, for war. A billion dollars, but paid for in a way you aren't crazy about to help the guys who fought the war get jobs afterwards, “We're not made out of money people.”