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"Mess O' Potomac": If there was ever any doubt that Bush has no mental checkpoint to filter his unscripted words, Bush's recent comment, "I heard somebody say, 'Where's Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas," pretty much sealed the deal. Oh, that deal is so very, very sealed. Also, I'm not sure how well the Congress/Lionel Hutz comparison works, but I like it whenever someone finds an excuse to use a Simpsons clip.

"3' 10" to Yuma": One of my favorite things in the whole world is that sound that the audience made when Jon cracked the joke about Roman Polanski's Kid Nation. It was such a beautiful blend of horrified groans and laughter. Lovely. I still haven't seen this show, even though I definitely feel like I should watch at least the first episode. Hearing that girl sobbingly confess to missing "gettin' to eat protein" made me laugh into my plate of steak (LOL MALNUTRITIONZ), and I can't possibly pass on a show based so heavily around children's unnecessary emotional trauma. HILARIOUS.

Senior Child Correspondent Dan Bakkedahl talked about his experiences with the Kid Nation kids. I feel like we haven't seen Bakkedahl in ages and, honestly, I didn't mind. He still doesn't bring anything special to the table. You know what we've been missing? A sleazy guy. Rob Corddry had that "sleazy former frat boy" character totally down. We need another greasy perv correspondent. Hear that, Bakkedahl? Get on it. It'll give you something to do.

The night's super-special guest was Bill Clinton, promoting his new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World. The first part of the interview was nice and all, but, really, the bit after the commercial break, covering Clinton's feelings about Hillary running for president, was the stuff everyone was waiting for. Clinton had a lot of good things to say; he's been trained well. Even his whole talk on sleep deprivation was fantastic. Naturally, he didn't bash anyone directly and showed his support for Hillary. And although I laughed out loud at Clinton's very deadpan "I may slit my throat", a small part of me couldn't help but think there was a grain of truth to that joke. I mean, c'mon, if Hillary wins, Bill will be the first First Ladyman. The whole world of gender roles might shift so suddenly that we drown in the sound of the shattering glass ceiling. Or Bill will start wearing pink pillbox hats.

Moment of Zen: What in the hell did Bush just say? "I think I got a B in Econ 101. But I got an A in keeping taxes low"? Sweet Christ. That sounds like something written for a Saturday Night Live Bush.