An Ace in the Hole?

How great have Jon Stewart and the Daily Show been this cycle? I have had a blast watching the clips on comedycentral.com. Check out the "It's All Relative" video, with this hilarious take:

"...apparently there were no WMD in Iraq and their capabilities had been degraded and they pretty much stopped trying anything in '98. And both the President and VP have come out today in response to the findings [of the Duefel report] and said that they clearly justify the invasion of Iraq. So, ah, some people look at a glass and see it as half-full and other people look at a glass and say that it's a DRAGON."

But the real interesting issue stems from his interview with Bill O'Reilly (check that out as well if you haven't seen it yet), who hilariously claimed he is still an undecided voter. More significantly, he has made it clear he would love to have John Kerry on his show for an interview. Kerry has responded with tepid enthusiasm for the idea. So the question: Should he? I have never really seen the O'Reilly Factor, and certainly realize that Kerry would be taking a pretty big risk in agreeing to take on the FOX analyst in hostile territory. But imagine two weeks before the election, and Kerry is in search of that small bump that might help push him over the top. All Kerry really needs to do is reassure people as to his toughness, after all. So if our challenger finds himself seeking an opportunity to prove he has the "Right Stuff" in the late innings, why not take on O'Reilly in front of a massive audience? It would be the final, ultimate culmination of his effort to reach out to middle America. Take the man at his word that he is an undecided and play it as an attempt to convince him. While Bush is so busy speaking to crowds of people who sign "loyalty oaths", there is Kerry trying to win Bill O'Reilly's vote. If Bush cannot stand up to Americans who disagree with him, how can he stand up to Osama bin Laden? It would be a gamble, but one that I think could work spectacularly well. Play the Ace if you need it, John. Agree?