Al Rodgers has "the connection from hell" so he's tapped moi to sub for him.
Sunday Lineup:
* MTP: VA-SEN debate with Sen. George Allen (R) and ex-Navy Sec. Jim Webb (D)
* Face the Nation: NSA Stephen Hadley; Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Arlen Specter (R-PA), and Carl Levin (D-MI).
* This Week: Hadley; Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Singer/songwriter Jewel about breast cancer awareness; roundtable with George Will, Cokie Roberts and Sam Donaldson
* Fox News Sunday: House Maj. Leader John Boehner; Hadley.
* Late Edition: Hadley; George Soros; Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and John Cornyn (R-TX); Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni; Iraqi national security advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie; Lt. Gen. Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai (Gov. of Pakistan's Waziristan province)
Other TV alerts:
* Political Capital: ex-Treas. Sec. Bob Rubin (Bloomberg, repeats throughout the weekend).
* Chris Matthews Show 9/16-9/17: Dan Rather, Cynthia Tucker, David Brooks and Norah O'Donnell discuss: "Does George Bush Have to Hold Control of Congress In Order to Save His Presidency? Could Hillary Do Better Than John Kerry Did?" Quotes here.
* CNN Larry King documentary on 9/11 FDNY heroes: 9/16 at 8PM
* American Politics: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA), GOV candidate Chet Culver (D) and Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson (D-IA) speak at Sen. Tom Harkin's (D-IA) 29th Annual Steak Fry in IA. (C-SPAN, Sun, 9/17 at 6:30 pm).
* C-SPAN's Q&A: Brian Lamb interviews ABCNews' Martha Raddatz. Sunday, 9/17 at 8pm.
* Today Show: Laura Bush on 9/18; Stephen Bladwin (book "The Unusual Suspects: My Calling to the New Hardcore Movement of Faith") on 9/18
* CBS Evening News: A segment on the investigation into those anthrax attacks airs 9/18
* HBO documentary: "Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater" premieres 9/18 at 9pm
* The Daily Show: Bill Clinton on 9/18; Ben Affleck on 9/19; Johnny Knoxville on 9/20; CC Goldwater on 9/21
* The Colbert Report: Will Power on 9/18; Frank Rich on 9/19; James Carville on 9/20; Iman Feisal Abdul Rauf on 9/21
* Oprah: Ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey (D) (and his partner, Mark O'Donnell) promote his book 9/19
* Want to know who has appeared on TV lately? Want even more up-to-date TV alerts? Then, bookmark September 2006 TV Alerts, Guest Watch
In OH-18, Joy Padgett (R) wins the special primary. The next day, her pal/guy who picked her as his successor, Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) pled guilty. Seriously, this was not the kind of press juxtaposition that she wanted... Columbus Dispatch website on 9/15:
The great Ann Richards died this past week. There are a number of well-written tributes at Burnt Orange Report. Hotline 9/14 has a compilation of the great Ann Richards's memorable quotes:
* "Poor George, he can't help it -- he was born with a silver foot in his mouth."
* "I had seen the very bottom of life. I was so afraid I wouldn't be funny anymore. I just knew that I would lose my zaniness and my sense of humor. But I didn't. Recovery turned out to be a wonderful thing."
* "The greatest part of my life was the opportunity to be in public service."
* "Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels."
* "Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics."
* "Life is like a layer cake. You put one layer on top of the other, and whether you frost it or not is up to you. I'm looking forward now to a little frosting."
* "I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.'"
* On what she would have done differently had she known she would be a 1-term gov: "Oh, I would probably have raised more hell."
* On her legacy: "How about, 'She changed the economic future of Texas.' And that really beats what I feared my tombstone was going to say, and that was: 'She kept a really clean house.'"
The Onion: Bush: 'History Cannot Judge Me If I End It Soon'
Al Rodgers wanted me to post this cartoon:
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