Thus far, the Republican party has put out an incredibly weak showing of candidates to pit against Obama for the next election. They’ve been so bad that when comedian Stephen Colbert announced his exploratory committee for election candidacy, it makes one pause and wonder – would he actually be competitive given name recognition and general political disgust? The theme may have been the subject of Robin Williams’ comedy Man Of The Year but given the present political scene and the absolute distaste Americans are holding for professional politicians, Colbert’s joke just may go further than he thinks.