Colbert denied, rest of us must suck it up

Let's take a look at the South Carolina polls again, courtesy of the AP. Clinton leads Obama for the Democrats, and there's a three-way tie among the GOP. But among this list of presidential candidates, guess who's not there?

Stephen Colbert.

Unfortunately, the very talented and eccentric comedian's request to be on South Carolina's Jan. 26 Democratic and Republican primary ballots were refused Thursday. (Reuters)

The Numbers - Democrats
Hillary Rodham Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Joe Biden	33 percent 23 percent 10 percent 2 percent
The Numbers - Republicans
Fred Thompson Rudy Giuliani Mitt Ronmey John McCain Mike Huckabee Ron Paul	18 percent 16 percent 16 percent 9 percent 5 percent 2 percent