Genius, scholar, and war hero though he is, you have to admit - or maybe you should think about admitting - that George Bush might have rushed things a little in invading Iraq.

He attended local public schools and went to Hofstra University where he graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from its School of Communications. Following Colmes' announcement that he was leaving H&C The Daily Show with Jon Stewart also paid tribute to him with a guest appearance by legendary rock duo Hall & Oates who in a parody version of their hit "She's Gone" dubbed him "Tango to his (Hannity's) Cash" and "Laurel to his Hardy. in 1994.

In addition to broadcasting Colmes runs the Liberaland blog and contributes to AOL News. He is the author of Red White & Liberal: How Left Is Right and Right Is Wrong (2003) and Thank the Liberals For Saving America (2012). From 1996 to 2009 Colmes served as the co-host of Hannity & Colmes a nightly political debate show on Fox News Channel.