Watch The Daily Show stick up for Boehner and other 'RINOs'

While Jon Stewart asks just how conservative today's Republicans have to be, Jessica Williams uncovers the real Hunger Games

Jon Stewart defends John Boehner
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Jon Stewart is pretty meh on the budget deal that soared through the House last week and will pass the Senate this week without a filibuster. But on Tuesday night's Daily Show, he directed his comedic ire at the conservatives who refuse to accept the deal, or any deal — or any politician, no matter how conservative, who votes for a bipartisan compromise.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.