I think The Daily Show needs someone with a little less bite. Mercer certainly can bite, but withholding that bite is part of what makes him be able to play around with both Liberal and Conservative politicians. Can you imagine Jon Stewart staging a sleepover with George Bush? Mercer did with Harper, and it worked…

Mercer would be absolutely perfect. Late night is driven by viral hits on Youtube, and his Rants would go viral each and every night.

Hands down, the best man for the Daily Show job is Rick Mercer of the CBC. His "Rick Mercer Report" does very well in the ratings and is broader in focus than Stewart's Daily Show. Mercer does political comedy, but also does lighter sketch material, and would be the perfect man to shake up the show's format, while at…