I know I promised you a View related post every Tuesday and since I am on the West Coast I have not yet breeched that promise.

But I have to admit, I am finding it hard to write about this right now.

I want to go on and on and wax poetic about how much I love the show and how much I believe everyone (especially women) should watch it as often as possible.  But they aren’t making it easy.

I don’t even want to revisit the horror that was last week with all of the guests from hell.

So let me just say this about the show this week.

Barbara Walters, I adore you.  You are an icon among women and journalists.  You have not only cracked glass ceilings you have burst through them leaving millions of shards in your wake.  Unfortunately, I think all of that activity has taken it’s toll on you.  Your patience has been shortened with Sherri’s immaturity.  You have taken to reprimanding Elisabeth as if she were a child.  Whoopi has had to, more than once, bite her tongue when you won’t – a) Let a subject go and move on to another, b) Let anyone else speak, c) wax on and on about a guest without letting the guest speak for themselves.

I say this with love and respect Barbara, please, you have created a remarkable show, with a now amazing panel of women (this is the BEST group yet).  Please reward yourself with some very well deserved vacation time and let these women carry on in your stead.

Back to you, my readers, here is what will be on The View the rest of this week:

Wednesday, Mar 3: This show will feature the best of “View Tube,” including backstage antics and celebrity exit interviews. Lisa Kudrow of “Who Do You Think You Are” will be joining the hosts as well.

Thursday, Mar 4: Celebrity guest co-host Valerie Bertinelli, former Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin from Broadway’s “The Miracle Worker,” Mia Wasikowska from Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” and a musical performance from Broadway’s “Fela” will be featured on this jam-packed episode.

Friday, Mar 5: The View’s “Road to the Oscars” episode welcomes former Oscar nominee Don Cheadle and Wesley Snipes and “Fashion Friday” celebrates “The History of Oscar Fashions” with a two-part look back at some of the most memorable – and perhaps forgettable – Oscar hits and misses, with host and celebrity stylist Robert Verdi. Hosts of “At the Movies” Michael Phillips and Tony Scott will also be on set to unveil their 2010 Oscar predictions.

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