President Obama on Late Night with David Letterman. Update!

This is only a short snippet of the entire interview, which had some pretty humorous moments.

I think that the President was pure class last night, and did not take the easy political shot offered by Letterman to trash Romney over those incredibly damaging YouTube videos, instead simply saying that people make mistakes.

I was also struck by how the President answered each question very honestly, never changing the subject or laying all of the blame simply on the Republicans (That's my job after all!), and that he spent considerable time laying out the problems and discussing what should be done about them.

Perhaps the most interesting thing for me was the President's cautious confidence that in his second term we might see an end to the political gridlock in Washington that has so hampered progress these last four years. Essentially the President pointed out that even though the Republicans came together (Essentially the night he was sworn in as President.) and decided to make sure he only held the office for one term, it makes no sense to continue on that path once he has successfully earned a second term.

It does make some sense in that these assholes will then need to start worrying about their OWN reelection, and simply bitching about a president that was chosen by a majority of the American people will make them appear petty and will not be enough to send them back to Washington. They are actually going to have to produce, and that means...gasp....having to compromise.

(You can see the entire interview on Late Night by clicking here.)

Update: It looks like the President's appearance gave the Late Show the old "Obama bump."  

In New York, on CBS Owned Station WCBS-TV, the LATE SHOW delivered 495,000 viewers and a 2.6 rating in adults 25-54, making it the most-watched episode of THE LATE SHOW in New York since Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 and highest-rated episode in adults 25-54 since Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. 

In addition to New York, the LATE SHOW also ranked first in its time period in viewers on CBS Owned Stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Minneapolis, Sacramento, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

My understanding is that Mitt and Ann Romney's appearance the other day on "Live! with Kelly" has resulted in that show facing imminent cancellation, and that Kelly Ripa has now developed a significant drinking problem.

Okay I probably made that last part up.