Happy Hour Vid: Colbert 'Super-Psyched' About Iranian Hair Ban

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Last night, Steve Colbert wholeheartedly approved the recent Iranian decree banning certain types of "decadent" Western hairstyles, dubbing the decision Modest-Con 2010. His close-cropped hairdo appears to have made the Sharia law grade. ("This is government regulation I can get behind," he deadpans).  John McCain's and Mitch McConnell's ("The Rachel") hair, however—sharing the fate of mullets and ponytails—did not.

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