Jay's Reaction to Rove's Resignation Seen as Politically Brilliant

In a brilliant political maneuver, Jay Leno reacted to President Bush’s announcement that his senior advisor, Karl Rove, will resign at the end of the month by airing a re-run of The Tonight Show Monday night.

Jay Leno for President campaign chairman Howard Lester said that NBC must be paying attention to the campaign to draft Jay as a presidential candidate, or they never would have responded as they did. "It's clear that the release of Rove's resignation was timed to take the focus off Bush's dismal handling of the war in Iraq and his failed domestic policy," Lester said. "While every presidential candidate and media outlet is busy feasting on the Rove story, no one's paying any attention to what a horrible president George Bush still is, with or without Rove's counsel. I'm glad Jay Leno and NBC did the right thing by not pandering to Bush's little ploy. Airing a re-run was the perfect response."

Political analysts, following both the Rove resignation story and Jay Leno's reaction to it, agree with the actions taken by NBC. "Airing a re-run on the same day as Rove's resignation announcement was the right thing to do," said one well-known analyst. It sends the right message at the right time."

"A pretty shrewd move by the Jay Leno folks," commented another political expert, "plus it gives the joke-writers a few more days to craft some real zingers."

Some Jay Leno for President campaign supporters see this latest response to current events by NBC as a sign that the network is warming to the idea of Jay becoming a presidential candidate. Said one grassroots supporter from Spokane, "NBC gotta get behind the Jay Leno for President campaign sooner or later. I mean, how can they ignore the fact that millions of people would rather have Jay as president than anyone else?"

Campaign chairman Lester sees all roads leading to an eventual declaration of candidacy by Jay Leno. "Though he still hasn't acknowledged the Jay Leno for President campaign," Lester said, "it's more obvious than ever that both Jay and NBC are paying a hell of a lot of attention to it. My guess is that they're just waiting until the right moment for Jay to make the announcement. Who knows, maybe it'll happen tonight!"