JOHN EDWARDS ON CORPORATE TEEVEE TONIGHT: Remember John Edwards, the candidate who spent four years in Iowa building an organization, only to lose there in hilarious fashion (again)? No, not the one who actually moved his family to Iowa in order to lose, the other one. Well, he is appearing on Jay Leno’s Tonight show this evening, which means he must have an important political thing to say. Will he endorse Hillary Clinton, as some intercepted “terrorist” chatter has suggested? Is he coming out? These are the only two options. [The Caucus]

*BURBANK TO BE NUKED, THEN BOMBED:* John McCain will appear on the Jay Leno show tonight alongside the loser who endorsed him, Rudy Giuliani. Will Jay Leno keep a gun under his desk, just in case these two declare a War on Jay Leno for being an Islamic Muslim? [CNN]

Dana Carvey gave away some trade secrets on Leno last week and tells how he arrived at his Giuliani impression: start with Leno, add some Brooklyn thug, a dash of stutter and just a hint of spit. Yes, spit! And it’s really weird because Giuliani does spit. Or does he froth? Anyway, once while complimenting me on my tie, he spit on me (Oh, it’s a Ferragamo–Hey! What the hell?!). It was like shaking my hand and tripping me at the same time. Strange. Seriously, though, has he spit on anyone else, or is it just me? MORE »

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Outside the Beltway has posted video of right-wing zealot Chris Matthews’s recent appearance on Jay Leno. MORE »