THIS IS WHY I PREFER LETTERMAN

Actually I have a lot of reasons. But this one counts...

Jay Leno, from a political standpoint at least, usually interviews from an "everything you say is wrong" perspective. Bill Maher, for example, is subject to this every time he appears on the Tonight Show.

But last night was an across-the-board conservative show. Leno abandons his interview MO for, ugh, Dennis Miller. When did Miller turn into a cross of Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbaugh? I don't get it. Must have been from hanging around all those football people. Miller goes off on a rant about -- surprise -- the French. Did he do it from a comedian-cliche perspective? Snooty? Jerry Lewis lovers? Not really, what he did was a virtual late-night version of the RNC talking points on the French. Ugh.

The conservative parade got slightly worse near the end of the show, with the performance of Russian pop starlets T.A.T.U. (i think i'll blog more on them later today). They may or may not be real-life lesbians, or just for the cameras (again, later), but apparently they engaged in a rather substantial makeout session on stage during their song. The camera stayed trained on their guitarist, a few yards from the "action". The game was given away as the credits rolled, when other guest Arsenio Hall grabbed Leno and kissed him, a tacit suggestion about what went on outside of the camera's view.

This is why I watch Dave when I'm up that late and not bogged down by work.