Don’t get on the lawns of John McCain or Lindsey Graham. They’ll really be pissed now. The Senate has broken the filibuster on the bill to aid 9/11 responders — with no small thanks due to the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and Fox’s Shep Smith. The bill has passed on a voice vote.

Oh, yeah, the START treaty passed easily 71 to 26 angry old men. President Obama took a victory lap.

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