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Air America's Rachel Maddow appeared on The Daily Show last night where she talked about not owning a television and being able to engage in conversation with Pat Buchanan.

She also spoke about her interview with President-elect Obama and how President Bush made the Obamas stay in a hotel.

Harry Reid says that Roland Burris is a very nice man.  That is probably true.  But he's also, by all accounts, obsessed with himself.  Not only did he say that he has been ordained by the Lord (does God really have a stake in a 2-year-long term for a junior senator from Illinois?), he has also erected a creepy and way-too-detailed mausoleum for himself in preparation for his future death, complete with his entire resume chiseled into the shiny marble.  Thanks to Wonkette for this must-see pic:

We've found this Ex-President's Lunch to be the funniest thing of the entire day. It's filled with our favorite things: lunch, awkwardness and phoniness.

Some early highlights: President Bill Clinton saying something about how much he missed the rug in the Oval Office (insert joke here); President Jimmy Carter being a good three feet away from the other ex-presidents for the photo op (evidence: here); and President George W. Bush just looking generally lost and silly. What a moment!

It also reminded us of a great Saturday Night Live skit called X-Presidents, which imagined all the former leaders as comic book characters. Unfortunately we can't find the skit on Hulu, but we did find this image. Trust us, it was funny.

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