Why does it seem like The Daily Show and Colbert are reruns during the best fucking times?

[Drunken Irishman]

It pisses me off! lol

[Ian David]

1. Not a coincidence. The GOP waits until they're on vacation to pull their worst shit. n/t

[jillan]

2. You must've been reading my mind.

I couldn't wait to watch Stewart Monday nite and almost fell over when I saw it was a rerun. No more vacations for him and Colbert!

[BlooInBloo]

3. When the cat's away, the mouse will play?

[gkhouston]

4. So you'll think: my God, I can't *wait* to see what they'll do with *this* material!! n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. And that is the plus side of it -

They will have an entire week's worth of excitement, and recriminations, and counter recriminations, and posturing and counter-posturing to dissect.

The first couple shows after their time off ALWAYS kick ass.

[LeftyAndProud60]

5. I was thinking the same thing yesterday. They take too many vacations. NT

[SpartanDem]

6. Yeah you're right

big events just seem to happen when they go on breaks like the underwear bomber.

[liberalpragmatist]

I remember they missed the entire opening to the '08 primaries

... b/c of the Writers' Strike.

[cyndensco]

8. The only time I welcolmed their vacation

was during Katrina. I figured they too were happy they missed the first few days of that story.

[jenmito]

9. I thought the same exact thing! n/t

[LiberalFighter]

10. Maybe the writers are writing the material for the Republicans in Congress?

[HughMoran]

11. Sucks donut?

Can't wait for live shows to start up again - they'll have TONS of material to work with!

[Marsala]

12. I'm sure they must be more upset than we are

I mean, talk about the motherlode of material! Tea partiers losing it, Biden saying what a big fucking deal it is, Glenn Beck attacking John Lewis for comparing himself to civil rights activists like... himself. And of course, the House Republicans' doomsday speeches. "HELL NO YOU CAN'T!"

[Bitwit1234]

13. I thing most are re-runs because of the basketball games.

they don't know how long the game will play out. I HATE BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL AND WISH THEY '''''''''''''''HAD''''''''''''TO ALL BE PLAYED ON A SPECIAL CHANNEL, THAT DIDN'T COST SO WE COULD WATCH REGULAR TV.

[Cha]

14. The only upside is..

when they get back from vacay..we get to see the gops' nose rubbed in it all over again by the experts at CC.