This New York Times piece criticizes Jon Stewart for not grilling the President. Well, not really, because the article states that Stewart voiced traditional liberal complaints about his administration. It would also be unfair to say he was deferential, as the article also states that Stewart called Obama dude and described his policies as "timid." Yet, the author takes a critical tone to an unremarkable exchange between two rehearsed public personalities who were, more or less, doing what they always do. It seems like a desperate scramble to criticize Stewart in one of the most publicized periods of his career. I'm definitely a fan, but what is more disconcerting to me is that there only seems to be two stories about public personalities in this country: Their rise and their fall. Maintaining the status quo just doesn't sell.