If you're tired of hearing about the sequester from the Sunday morning talk shows, consider the explanation from Saturday Night Live.

A new theory on why Obama tanked in last week's debate…

It's only 50 days to election, which means there are about 47 days for Saturday Night Live to find good political material for their opening sketches.

They've got a new Obama this year in Jay Pharoah — Fred Armisen did a good handoff — but Jason Sudeikis returns as Mitt Romney.

Saturday Night Live's opening sketch, as usual, was political.

Not the funniest ever, but a few good moments.

Those who watch the GOP debates faithfully, and those who think they've seen enough debates already, might especially like the opening sketch from Saturday Night Live.

Saturday Night Live had better than normal politcal satire this weekend. Of course, they’ve got lots to work with. They took shots at Republicans and Democrats such as:

The Michael Steele - Rush Limbaugh flap:

Timothy Geithner trying to get a handle on the economy:.