Watch The Daily Show ask a real hostage negotiator how to handle the GOP

Jason Jones takes the shutdown/debt ceiling hostage-taking metaphor seriously, and it's pretty great television

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Jon Stewart made some waves on Monday night by aggressively questioning Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the rocky rollout of ObamaCare — even House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) took notice:

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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.