The wheels of governance came off the American democracy wagon long ago, but House Speaker John Boehner appears reluctantly determined to heed his party's demands and make sure the wagon's axles are ground down to sparking hunks of useless iron.

After grilling Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the problems with Obamacare Monday, Stewart resumed his attacks on the GOP Tuesday, pointing out that the “party of personal responsibility ain’t takin none.”

The Government Shutdown — which has left children with cancer in the lurch, food benefits cut off, and members of congress still handsomely paid, along with a myriad of other bad stuff — has barreled into its fifth day, with still no substantive progress on a deal that would restore the Federal government.

Passport need renewing? Psyched for that totally amazing weekend you have lined up in Yellowstone? Well, John Boehner has some bad news for you: Unless the Senate agrees to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (AKA ObamaKillsUCare) for an entire year, House Republicans will most likely let the government shut down on October 1st. Fun!