Stephen Colbert's Famed Portrait Now on Display at the Smithsonian

Hat tip to the lovely Mrs. Harrogate, who has alerted Harrogate to this groundbreaking development.

Fans of the Colbert Report knew that the great Colbert had recently attempted to bribe the portrait's appearance into the museum's National Treasures wing, but that his bid was shot down when some obviously clueless patron declared he would rather have Dorothy's red slippers than the portrait, if given the choice.

And while the AP Report indicates the Portrait's hanging is temporary, Harrogate is confident that Smithsonian officials will do the right thing and assign it permanent status before all is said and done.

More on this historic development as it unfolds......