Tuesday saw Republicans take back control of the House New Jersey and Senate Virginia Governorships. And although Democrats won the NY-23 special election, it was still a huge win for conservatives.
Meet the Press: Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey; Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R); Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D); Roundtable: David Brooks (The New York Times), E.J. Dionne (The Washington Post), Rachel Maddow (MSNBC), Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespeie and Tom Brokaw (NBC News).
Face the Nation: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI); Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO); Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL); Republican Strategist Ed Rollins.
This Week: DNC Chair/Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine; RNC Chair Michael Steele; Roundtable: Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, Republican Pollster Frank Luntz, Cokie Roberts (ABC News), Sam Donaldsen (ABC News) and George Will (The Washington Post).
Fox News Sunday: Virginia Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell (R); Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN); Former New York Times Reporter Jayson Blair; Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Mara Liasson (NPR), Bill Kristol (Weekly Standard) and Kirsten Powers (The New York Post).
State of the Union: Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey; Virginia Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell (R); Democratic Pollster Peter Hart; Republican Pollster Bill McInturff; Democratic Strategist James Carville; Republican Strategist Mary Matalin; Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev; Reliable Sources: Joe Klein (TIME); Beth Fouhy (The Associated Press); Author Kevin Auletta ("Googled").
The Chris Matthews Show: Kathleen Parker (The Washington Post); Andrew Sullivan (The Atlantic); John Heilemann (New York Magazine); Savannah Guthrie (NBC News).
Fareed Zakaria GPS: Walter Isaacson (Aspen Institute); Author Robert Caro ("The Years of Lyndon Johnson"); Peggy Noonan (The Wall Street Journal); Author Neil Irvin Painter ("Creating Black Americans"); Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf.
Afternoon delight:
Amanpour: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed El-Baradai; U.S. Special Envoy to Afghanistan/Pakistan Richard Holbrooke; Ex-Student Leader/U.S. Embassy Hostage-Taker Ebrahim Asgharzadeh; Former Iranian Hostage John Limbert; Former Aide to President Carter Gary Sick.
Primetime viewing:
60 Minutes will feature: a report on the dangers posed to the world's infrastructure by cyber attacks (preview); and, an interview with Andre Agassi about his forthcoming book in which he admits using drugs while playing professional tennis (preview).
The National Geographic Channel will premiere 2012: Countdown to Armaggedon — which explores the ancient Mayan prediction that the world will end on December 21, 2012.
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On Comedy Central...
Jon Stewart examined the political upheaval occurring inside Glenn Beck's body.
Monday: Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Tom Campbell
Tuesday: First Lady of California/Special Olympics Spokesperson Maria Shriver
Wednesday: Author Christopher Caldwell ("Reflections on the Revolution in Europe")
Thursday: Actor Woody Harrelson ("The Messenger")
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Elsewhere...
After hearing Dick Cheney criticize President Obama, Rep. Joe Wilson, the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina, found himself in an unfamiliar place — a dictionary.
"You know, I’m really disappointed, and I actually agree with Vice President Cheney that the President is dithering. And I actually had to look up what 'dithering' meant, and it’s 'indecisive.' And that’s what the President is being."
In related news, Michael Steele probably should've taken his message to an urban-suburban hip-hop setting before triumphantly declaring that the Republican party is "transcendent." I do not think that word means what he thinks it means.
If Mom and Dad watch cable news, it’s better than 50/50 they watch "POX News." So what gives? PBS — a network partially funded with my tax dollars — has the right to tell my kids that their parents watch "trashy" news? The message is clear, I can’t even sit my kids in front of "Sesame Street" without having to worry about the Left attempting to undermine my authority. [...]
What a week, sports fans.
"You know, I’m really disappointed, and I actually agree with Vice President Cheney that the President is dithering. And I actually had to look up what 'dithering' meant, and it’s 'indecisive.' And that’s what the President is being."
If Mom and Dad watch cable news, it’s better than 50/50 they watch "POX News." So what gives? PBS — a network partially funded with my tax dollars — has the right to tell my kids that their parents watch "trashy" news? The message is clear, I can’t even sit my kids in front of "Sesame Street" without having to worry about the Left attempting to undermine my authority. [...]
