Meanwhile, 3000 Miles From Washington

Leno too dull? Obama in trouble with the disabled community? C’mon. As Karl said, “politics is TV with the sound off.”

He brilliantly skips AIG-sotted DC, draws raves in conservative Orange County, and wraps the week — breaking the “late night” Presidential barrier” — on a conversational note. Anyone who could credibly come out of a week like this with a smile like that is a skilled politician.

(image: Mandel Ngan/Getty Images. Burbank. March 2009)