I would marry Stephen Colbert

My favorite Frenchman.

If he'd have me.

Seriously.

My love for him rivals Amanda's. (Amanda, do you still pine for Mr. Colbert?)

Colbert knew he had one shot to do this, and he went balls to the wall (what does that mean, anyway?) and he'll never be asked to do it again.

Because it was brilliant.

Check out C-Span's coverage here (I think those Salon links are subscription only). Here's a transcript.

Update: "Balls to the wall" etymology defined.