10. "There
are rumors that there is a John
Edwards sex tape. People say it's twenty minutes of Edwards caressing and
stroking...And that's just the part where he fixes
his hair." - Craig Ferguson
9. "The speech tonight was pretty much the same thing
we hear over and over again, asking us for patience and a willingness to
sacrifice, things we are totally unwilling to do as Americans." -Jimmy
Kimmel
8. "Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that California can save money by no longer
incarcerating illegal immigrants and just sending them to Mexico instead. Well,
actually, today, the immigrants had three words for Schwarzenegger - 'I'll be
back.'" -Jay Leno
7. "More problems for Goldman Sachs. Did you know the
tax rate it paid on its profits last year was 0.6 percent? And of course, the
CEO of Goldman Sachs was furious when he heard this. He said: 'What? When did
we start paying taxes? This is ridiculous.'" -Jay Leno
6. "Well, this is kind of embarrassing. At a speech to
school kids in an elementary school in Virginia, President Obama used the
teleprompter. He had a teleprompter set up to talk to the kids. The topic of
the speech: Never taking the easy way out by bringing a cheat sheet to
school." -Jay Leno
5. "Congratulations
to the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints. They're going to the
Super Bowl. The Saints beat the Vikings. Former
President George Bush Sr., he was at the game. Now, his son George W. was
invited. But you know him, when it comes to New
Orleans, he's always, like, two weeks late." -Jay Leno
4. "Today President Obama was focused on bringing tough
new regulations to banks. He said 'If these folks want a fight, that's a fight
I'm ready to have.' This explains why when President Obama tried to use an ATM
today, it just spit out a receipt that said 'F U.'" -Jimmy Fallon
3.
"As I'm sure you know, John Edwards has finally admitted he's the father
of Rielle Hunter's baby. There's a shock. Who saw that coming? Given how long
it took him to admit it, the kid is now old enough not to vote for him."
-Jay Leno
2. "John
McCain's wife and her daughter, Meghan,
have posed for pictures endorsing gay marriage here in California, although
Senator McCain -- well, he's still very traditional. He believes marriage
should be between an older man and a really hot-looking younger woman."
-Jay Leno
1.
"A year into Obama's first term in office, unemployment is higher, the
national debt is higher and there are more soldiers serving in Afghanistan.
When asked about it, Obama was like, "Well, technically that is
change." - Jimmy Fallon
Note: Most of the late-night shows were
in reruns this week