Major Candidates Ignore Jay's Campaign

While Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, and other major candidates jockey for position within their own respective parties, they all seem to be ignoring the Jay Leno for President campaign. Perhaps they're hoping it will go away. More likely, they're so caught up in their own self-absorption that the threat of Jay as a real candidate simply hasn't registered.

Of course, as the consummate gentleman of late-night hosts, Jay hasn't mentioned anything about his own aspirations during the appearances of presidential hopefuls on his show. Always the humble professional, Jay keeps the focus on his guests, trying to wring a few laughs out of these boring purveyors of tired, old rhetoric, while his own brilliant message goes unspoken.

And the candidates, never demonstrating anything more than slight bemusement at Jay's efforts to get them to laugh at themselves, use every moment of precious airtime to try to foist their own limp agendas upon Jay's viewers. Fortunately for Jay, his viewers are pretty intelligent and see right through the crap. They realize that the appearance of political candidates on the Tonight Show is the cheapest filler NBC can get and provides a great segue from "Headlines" to something more enjoyable.

So let 'em ignore the idea of Jay as a serious candidate. Soon enough, as the stale campaign messages of both parties become moldy and begin to smell, Jay Leno's fresh and funny new approach will burst forth in a blinding flash that will have the other candidates fumbling for their Ray-Bans. Until then, everyone's ignorance of the Jay Leno for President campaign (including Jay) can only work to his advantage and towards his ultimate attainment of the Oval Office.