Taking wagers on when Letterman will be fired

When do you think Letterman will be fired by CBS? The most recent scandal is just the tip of the iceberg. The Willow Palin comment comes precisely as Conan O’brien comes into late night power. The writing is on the wall. Conan will eclipse Letterman swiftly. Letterman and Letterman’s ego will become increasingly rude and unapologetic as they become threatened by Conan until ultimately the network pulls the plug on a rude old curmudgeon. I’m not predicting who will replace Letterman but I am predicting Letterman will be fired before June of 2010 for his abrasive personality that will no longer resonate with viewers or sponsors. Meanwhile Conan’s fresh humor and constant resolve will catapult him into late night success. Notice how Conan treats guests who use crude humor or say things akin to Letterman’s latest comment about Willow Palin. Conan pauses for a brief moment as if to give the guest a prepubescent time-out. Subconsciously everyone realizes what just happened and typically the guest refrains from making additional crude comments. I’ll go one farther in predicting the only folks that don’t like Conan will be the internally conflicted people that gravitate toward other forms of debauchery or bastardizations of quality programs in a constant effort to perpetuate their self inflicted misery. We all know someone that is just always sick or the world is always against them and dog gone it they are just the smartest person because everyone else is stupid and just doesn’t “get it”. You know the type. Maybe they can find another Letterman to cheer on to make their like-minded misery sustainable.