If you’ve ever wished one of Jay Leno’s guests would spend the entire segment telling him what a tool he is, you’ll love what happened on Crossfire last week. The guest: Jon Stewart. The occasion: The Daily Show’s new book. The actual topic: Crossfire is bad for America. The video and transcript: here and here. The result: me, alone in my home clapping like a monkey as tears of joy stream down my face.

CARLSON: You had John Kerry on your show and you sniff his throne and you’re accusing us of partisan hackery?

STEWART: Absolutely.

CARLSON: You’ve got to be kidding me. He comes on and you…

STEWART: You’re on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls.