My thoughts on Rosie's departure...

Finally got a chance to watch a video of Rosie's announcement on "The View" yesterday morning and have some observations. Didn't she look awfully happy and relieved? It's clear that she didn't want to do the job anymore! If she did, her reps and ABC would have made it happen. So it was kinda ringing false the way she and Barbara Walters went on about negotiations going awry etc. Of course Walters would want to distance herself from Rosie's decision after coming off as a bit of a dragon lady last summer when Star Jones was dropped from the show. But I would expect total candor on Rosie's part. Something along the lines of: "I've decided that one year is enough! I'm movin' on!"
Rosie added about 500,000 more viewers to the show's audience and whether they stick around after she leaves will depend on who replaces Rosie, I think. So who? They have never replaced Star Jones by the way so there are two seats open. I'd like to see a broadcast pro along the lines of Meredith Viera as the moderator - someone like Gayle King maybe or what about Jane Pauley? Actually, i could see Connie Chung in the moderator role. She's got strong news credentials but also can be goofy and fun as demonstrated on her Letterman guest spots and, most imfamously, the way she signed off from her short-lived MSNBC show last year by singing from atop a piano. I thought it was a scream.
Someone is going to have to break the news to Donald Trump that even if he wears a wig, he is not officially a woman and is not eligible to be a host. Besides, as "The Apprentice" proved this season, Trump is the ratings kiss of death.