Stewart, Meyers, and Kimmel take closer looks at the shutdown and sending troops to Portland

It's back to the federal government shutdown, beginning with Jon Stewart Makes the Case for Dems Holding the Line in Trump's Shutdown Warfare | The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart dives into the emerging effects of the government shutdown, the battle over healthcare that has Republicans and Democrats pointing fingers, and Trump's delight in using the shutdown to continue steamrolling Democrats and the Constitution.

"Chuck Schumer is a human flat tire." I think the Democrats would be better off with Chuck's cousin Amy speaking. She's actually funny. Too bad she has the good sense to be in entertainment, not politics. Not that the Republicans, other than Donald "Hoover Cleveland" Trump, are any better rhetorically.

The Star Wars fan in me appreciated Stewart reciting Admiral Ackbar's biography, which sounded like it was summarized from Ackbar's Wookieepedia page. I didn't appreciate the "you'll never get laid" punchline. There are plenty of women who are Star Wars fans. I'm married to one.

Stewart talked about all the things Hoover Cleveland is doing that he would do anyway. Seth Meyers started with those in Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Trump in Portland; Trump Flip-Flops on Shutdown Layoffs: A Closer Look.

Seth takes a closer look at Trump claiming he has the power to send troops to Portland but doesn't have the power to keep the government open.

Ugh, more DARVO. At least Hoover Cleveland isn't trolling Democrats with mariachi bands.

I close with Trump is Less Popular Than Jimmy Kimmel, Rants About Osama bin Laden & Wants His Face on Money, which only mentions the shutdown in passing, but I found worth sharing just the same.

We are back after a fun week of shows in Brooklyn, according to a new poll from YouGov Jimmy is officially more popular than Donald Trump, the White House put out a statement in response, 77% of Americans want the Epstein files released, Kaitlan Collins from CNN asked Trump whether he planned to pardon Epstein’s right-hand woman Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump rallied troops over the weekend to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Navy, he took credit for saying that Osama bin Laden was a threat before 9/11, a federal judge last night blocked Trump from sending the California National Guard to Oregon, he is also threatening NBC over some things Al Sharpton had to say about him, the Treasury Department is talking about putting Trump on money, and we went out to a park in Jamaica, Queens and told folks that Trump was planning to rename the park in his honor.

Jimmy Kimmel's suspension backfired; he's now a hero of the resistance. On the other hand, Hoover Cleveland's proposal to have a dollar coin with his image on it shows he's a hero in his own mind. It's also illegal, not that he cares about the law.

That's a wrap for today. Stay tuned to see if I post something serious tomorrow.