Jon Stewart and the 9/11 First Responders' Bill

Those who were *ahem* critical of Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore as being a messageless medium might be thrilled to read this article in the NY Times about the success of Stewart and The Daily Show to bring the 9/11 Healthcare Bill for First Responders into the public sphere. The initiative ultimately resulted in the bill's passage before Congress took its first earned vacation in quite some time.

Sez Mayor Bloomberg in the article:

“Success always has a thousand fathers,” the mayor said in an e-mail. “But Jon shining such a big, bright spotlight on Washington’s potentially tragic failure to put aside differences and get this done for America was, without a doubt, one of the biggest factors that led to the final agreement."