Congress will be considering passage of H.R. 847, the Zadroga Bill today.

Per opencongress.org:

This bill is designed to improve health services and provide financial compensation for 9/11 first responders who were exposed to dangerous toxins and are now sick as a result. It would establish a federal program to provide medical monitoring and treatment for first responders, provide initial health screenings for people who were in the area at the time of the attack and may be at risk, and reopen the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund to provide compensation for losses and harm as an alternative to the current litigation system.

The White House has relied on its Top Gun to get this bill passed. Who’s that, you ask? Joe Biden? Nancy Pelosi? Steny Hoyer? Michelle (ma belle)?  Nope.

The WH has called on culturally hip comedian and host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, John Stewart. You know, the guy who put together that failed rally that was supposed to be the answer to Glenn beck’s Restoring Honor Rally, held on the Washington Mall.

Stewart picked up the cause of the Zadroga Bill and snarkily attacked Republicans for days on his show. In fact, his whole season finale last week was devoted to the bill, which raised awareness of the Zadroga bill among the young socially hip Moderates and Liberals who watch Stewart’s program.

WH Press Secretary Baghdad Bob Gibbs lavished press on Stewart at Tuesday’s Daily press briefing for his efforts.

I think he has put the awareness around this legislation — he’s put that awareness into what you guys cover each day, and I think that’s good.

Gibbs danced around questions concerning whether President Barack Hussein Obama (peace be upon him) was making calls or doing anything at all, beyond releasing statements supporting the Zadroga Bill.

Gibbsby and his dear leader want the hipster to do more, though. Baghdad Bob added:

I hope he can convince two Republicans to support taking care of those that took care of so many on that awful day in our history.

One of the bill’s supporters, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan), was not pleased with this strategy:

Jon Stewart has done his part for the 9/11 health bill — now it’s the President’s turn to speak up and get personally involved in the effort to pass the legislation.

Time is running out on this bill and on our opportunity to help tens of thousands of Americans who are suffering because of 9/11. President Obama should use the bully pulpit of the presidency to urge the Senate Republican leadership not to try to run out the clock on this bill.

It’s the ninth inning and we need a good closer to win the game. Mr. President, please step up to the mound for those who worked on the Pile. We need to work together to rescue the 9/11 rescuers. Let’s do the right and patriotic thing and pass the Zadroga bill now.

This is not the first time that this Administration has relied on the political acumen of this marginal comedian.

Per bloomberg.com:

Last April, Tim Geithner held a secret, never-before-disclosed meeting with TV host Jon Stewart, according to the Treasury Secretary’s calendar.

The reason, according to a Treasury spokesperson:

Jon Stewart is influential in America, so we took the opportunity for the two to meet and to discuss the economy.

At the time, the administration was in the middle of debates on Financial Regulation and China’s currency. 

I can tell, just by the short, painful moments that I have tried to listen to this goof, that these are his areas of expertise.  Although, this does help to explain the cluelessness of Obama’s economic policies.

On the day of April 2nd, when he met with Stewart, Geithner spoke by phone with Democratic lawmakers including Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, according to the appointments calendar.

Geithner also held phone conversations with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank of Massachusetts and Senators Charles Schumer of New York and Max Baucus of Montana, all Democrats.

Wow. That’s more clowns than come out of the little car at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus.

Actually, when I think about the actions of this lame Duck Session of Congress and their blatant disregard for the wishes of the majority of Americans and their view of our Armed Forces as a bunch of lab rats to be socially experimented upon, I could use a good laugh. 

The problem is, the actions of this clueless Administration and its minions are so harmful to our country, laughter is the last thing that I and other Americans who are getting beat down by Obama’s economic policies are thinking about.