Colbert Embarrasses Himself With Softballs to Harris: ‘What Makes You Happy?’

[See NewsBusters for more.] Liberal Late Show host Stephen Colbert has no problem trashing conservatives and Republicans in the nastiest manner. But when hard-left Democratic Senator Kamala Harris appeared on his show, Thursday, he turned into an excited fan boy. Discussing the California politician’s new book, Colbert gushed, “What makes you happy? Where does your hope come from?” The host pushed Harris on a possible presidential run, wondering, “Many people who put out books two years before a presidential election do so to introduce themselves in a broad way to the American people.... Are you going to run for president?”