Jon Stewart just mentioned (and riffed on) Dick Cheney's concert rider.

Concert riders are additions to contracts that specify hospitality items. When a band signs a contract with a venue to perform, the main contract issues are date, time, money. The rider specifies things that the venue (nightclub or stadium) provides to the band for their comfort and convenience, things like food, beverages, towels. Some bands are not really bands, like singers who tour and depend on local musicians to play backup. The rider specifies what songs they should know and what the makeup of the backup band should be.

Well, Dick Cheney has a concert rider, specifying the amenities that he expects during his downtime after a speaking date.

It's here. Read it and weep/laugh/donate to progressive candidates. It's all good.

I posted part of this as a comment in the Daily Show Open Thread, but I wanted to expand on my comment for those unfamiliar with the wonderful world of concert riders.

Mix this with the homage that "Rex" paid to the victims of Katrina, Past, Present and Future during the MardiGras parade today.

Add a little Paul Krugman "Why Johnny can't get a well paying' job."

Mix well.
Pour over cracked ice.