Too bad he gave up the Tonight Show

With all of political scandals, Michael Jackson and Sarah Palin coverage... Is it just me, or have we been living in Jay Leno's wet dream for the past couple of weeks?

Place your bets!

Sarah Palin has announced her resignation as Governor of Alaska. Anyone else notice she did this on Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend, and the Daily Show is off all next week? She didn't give a significant reason for her decision, which leads me to believe that next week something big is gonna go down. That is why I'm opening a betting pool. Is there a secret meth lab in the Governor's mansion? Has Todd Palin been hunting Eskimoes? Could Trig somehow be pregnant?

Spitzer, Craig, Sandford... sensing a pattern here?

My favorite part of any election is paying extra-close attention to the candidates' platforms, because it gives an indicator of the juicy scandals that lie ahead. If a candidate is staunchly opposed to gay marriage, you know sooner or later some pool boy at the Key West Radisson is gonna out him as his lover. If they have a hard line on drug offenders, just wait... Video of that candidate doing lines of coke off a hooker's ass is coming forthwith.

Not to say that it happens every time, but it's somewhat satisfying when it does. On the other hand, it makes me worry when a politician announces legislation against bestiality, and brings out all of his family's dogs for the photo opp. Those dogs never look that happy to see him.