Watch The Daily Show demolish the GOP's bipartisan pretenses

Republicans don't want to work with Obama, says Jon Stewart. Then he dives into the thuggery of Rep. Michael Grimm.

Jon Stewart smacks the GOP
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On Wednesday night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart made sure that everybody knew he did actually watch President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. Watch his takes of the speech and Republican response below. But the better part of the show was Stewart's post-game analysis of "the state of our president's relationship with Congress."

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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.