Stephen Colbert: Lampooning the Prez

Stephen Colbert ripped the President a new one at the White House Correspondent's Dinner tonight. A couple choice excerpts from Editor&Publisher via the Huffington Post:

Colbert, who spoke in the guise of his talk show character, who ostensibly supports the president strongly, urged the Bush to ignore his low approval ratings, saying they were based on reality, “and reality has a well-known liberal bias.”
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Turning to the war, he declared, "I believe that the government that governs best is a government that governs least, and by these standards we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq."
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Colbert also made biting cracks about missing WMDs, “photo ops” on aircraft carriers and at hurricane disasters, and Vice President Cheney shooting people in the face.
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Observing that Bush sticks to his principles, he said, "When the president decides something on Monday, he still believes it on Wednesday - no matter what happened Tuesday."

The press didn't emerge unscathed either:

Also lampooning the press, Colbert complained that he was “surrounded by the liberal media who are destroying this country, except for Fox News. Fox believes in presenting both sides—the president’s side and the vice president’s side." He also reflected on the good old days, when the media was still swallowing the WMD story.

Addressing the reporters, he said, "You should spend more time with your families, write that novel you've always wanted to write. You know, the one about the fearless reporter who stands up to the administration. You know-- fiction."

Ouch.

Colbert has really come into his own lately. I certainly wasn't the biggest fan when the Report first started on Comedy Central, but he's kicking some serious ass now. Man, I would've paid good money to see Dubya's expression as Colbert performed his "tribute."
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Update! Watch the video here.