This Week: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); roundtable of Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, and George Will; Brooke Shields
FTN: Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE); roundtable of Politico's Jeanne Cummings, NPR's Michel Martin.
FNS: Rudolph Giuliani (R-NY)
Late Edition: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC); Max Cleland (D-GA); Iraqi dep. PM Barham Salih; roundtable of Ed Henry, John King and Dana Bash.
Videos, links, a poll and more fun below the fold!
Political Capital: Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) on 5/11 (repeats throughout the weekend)
Chris Matthews Show 5/12-5/13: David Gregory, Richard Stengel, Cynthia Tucker, Katty Kay discuss "Have Republicans served notice that their support for the war ends in September? And, Will Rudy, Romney, and McCain desert Bush if the surge fails by then? Can Rudy win the nomination as a pro-choice Republican?". Quotes here.
Newsmakers (C-SPAN, 10am): Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on 5/13
Road to the WH (C-SPAN, 6pm): Bill Richardson in NV on 5/13; Mike Huckabee in NH on 5/13
60 Minutes: Mitt Romney (R-MA) on 5/13; Iraqi war orphan Ali Abbas on 5/13; realtors' commission rates on 5/13
The View: guest co-host Lee Woodruff (ABC's Bob Woodruff's wife) on 5/14;
The Daily Show: Jeremy Paxman on 5/14; Tim Russert on 5/15; Don Rickles on 5/16; Brink Lindsey on 5/17;
The Colbert Report: William Langewiesche on 5/14; Walter Isaacson on 5/15; Howard Dean on 5/16; Tom DeLay on 5/17; Michael Pollan on 5/21; Jared Diamond on 5/21; John Amaechi on 5/22; Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) on 5/23; Jimmy Wales on 5/24;
Note to Sen. Sam Brownback: In Packerland, it's not cool to diss Brett Favre.
The GOP presidential hopeful drew boos and groans Friday at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention when he used a football analogy to talk about the need to focus on families.
"This is fundamental blocking and tackling," he said. "This is your line in football. If you don't have a line, how many passes can Peyton Manning complete? Greatest quarterback, maybe, in NFL history."
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Realizing what he had said, the Kansas Republican slumped at the podium and put his head in his hands.
"I'm not sure how I recover from this," Brownback said. "My point is we've got to rebuild the family. I'll get off this."
McHenry is... I don't know what nickname to give him. Take the poll below. Anyways, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) is a huge jerk. IMHO, he likes to think of himself as his generation's Newt Gingrich, but he'll never become Speaker no matter how much the base loves him and no matter how much he loves the C-SPAN camera... a McHenry campaign aide has been indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina. To refresh your memory about what an utter little piece of horse manure this guy is, check out the videos:
Republican Profiles in Cowardice So, we got word of some Republicans who had a "frank" discussion with Bush about Iraq. Of course, all those guys in Tuesday's meeting chose to vote against holding Bush accountable for Iraq. If one of these Republicans is your representative, call his/her office and write a letter to the editor of your local paper. Also, don't forget to contribute to the appropriate fund at Act Blue.
Charles W. Dent, Pennsylvania
Tom Davis, Virginia
Ray LaHood, Illinois
John Boehner, Ohio
Fred Upton, Michigan
Mark Kirk, Illinois
Jim Gerlach, Pennsylvania
James T. Walsh, New York
Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri
Jim Ramstad, Minnesota
Mike Castle, Delaware
Todd Platts, Pennsylvania
Leno: "President Bush's approval rating has dropped to an all-time low of 28%. Here's my question: Is 28% still technically an approval rating?"
Conan: "Last night in this state of California, the first Republican debate was held at the Reagan Presidential Library. The candidates tried to distance themselves from President Bush. Apparently, the first step in distancing yourself from President Bush is appearing at a library"
