Is The Daily Show, as funny as it was since Obama was elected?

Is The Daily Show, as funny as it was since Obama was elected?
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Well it’s hard to top the comedy Dubya provided, I think they’re doing a great job with what was handed to them. We gotta remember, Obama’s another politician. And the mythos surrounding him and all of the utter Obamanites’ devotion is a barrel ‘o comedy.
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