
When Comedy Central's "Lil' Bush" premiered last summer, it was pretty much shredded by reviewers. Except for me. I mostly liked it. Now in its second season (10:30 p.m. tomorrow), I still get a kick out of "Lil' Bush," although it continues to seem like a show whose longevity will be short, tied as it is to the current presidential administration.
In its first season, each half-hour "Lil' Bush" episode contained two short stories. Now each episode has a single story and tomorrow's season premiere gives equal time to the Lil' Democrats, who try to stage an inclusive St. Patrick's Day parade.
This plan upsets Lil' George, so he plots a rival parade with the help of Lil' Karl Rove, inexplicably depicted as a rap star with the voice of Kevin Federline, Britney Spears' skeevy ex-. Of course, not everything goes according to plan.
"You keep getting us into these things without a plan for getting out," grumbles Lil' Don Rumsfeld.
"Lil' Bush" makes fun of Democrats, too, particularly in the choice of a husky voice for Lil' Hillary Clinton.
"We need to fight back and show we're tough and manly," Lil' Hillary barks.
"That's easy for you, Lil' Hillary, but what about the rest of us?" asks Lil' John Edwards.
No one will confuse "Lil' Bush" with brilliant satire, but it is an amusing guilty pleasure for the politically-minded.