Five choices to replace Rosie on The View

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Well, unless you've been residing beneath a naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids (in other words, living under a rock) you probably know that Rosie O'Donnell is leaving ABC's The View after a very boring, non-controversial year. Naturally, the producers will need to fill that empty chair with someone that may or may not be as, er, enthusiastic as Rosie was. So, please indulge me as I present my five suggestions on who should replace Rosie on The View.

Star Jones -- Sure, why the hell not? Really, this could be some good television. Star would come back, Barbara, Joy and Elisabeth would fawn all over her saying that they were wrong to let her go, and everyone would be the best of buds. But, that's not the good television. That would come about 10 minutes later when all of the sweetness wore off and Star began to tell her 'friends' off on how badly they treated her. I'm sure there would be plenty 'I told you so's' sprinkled throughout that first day she's back at work. The tension would be so great it would probably pulse out of your television. Now, THAT's good television!

Kathy Griffin -- In all seriousness, this would be a good replacement for Rosie. She can be just as controversial as O'Donnell, and she's a big fan of dishing out the celebrity trash. But, for some reason, I think fans of The View would be able to handle her type of humor and comments better than they did Rosie's. Don't ask me to address the nuances between the two; it just seems that even though she's deemed controversial more people secretly agree with Kathy's opinions rather than Rosie's.

Pearl McKay -- For those of you scratching your heads about this one, this is the name of Will Ferrell's 2-year-old, potty-mouthed, landlord on the video The Landlord. Forgetting about the fact that it's a 2-year-old saying bad words, and that many of you are offended by that, Pearl would make a perfect replacement for Rosie. In fact, I'm sure you wouldn't even realize Rosie had left when you heard Pearl speak.

Katie Couric -- You know, if the rumors circulating are true, Katie could be out of a job shortly after the next President of the United States is voted in. And, while I wish all of the best for Ms. Couric and hope that she can succeed in her post of CBS Evening News anchor, she may want to consider moonlighting on The View just to cover her bases.

And the final suggestion to replace Rosie . . .

An Empty Chair -- I mean, with all of the cackling going on between the other three hosts would anyone really notice?