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Posted at 1:40pm on Feb. 9, 2008 The Sunday Morning Talk Shows - a preview

By Mark Kilmer

For Sunday, February 10, 2008

FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace chats with President Bush.

Meet the Press (NBC): Tim Russert interviews Mike Huckabee.

This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos speaks with a former Virginia governor, Democrat Tim Kaine, and former 9-11 commissioner Bob Kerrey (D-Nebraska). They'll talk to Steph about Hillary vs. Barry.

Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer chats with 2008 Republican Presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, then he talks to two strategists: Karl Rove and Joe Trippi.

Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer backs away from the primary elections, spending his morning with Colin Powell, Nancy Pelosi, and John Boehnor.

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So, Sunday will be a "Huckaboom" of sorts, as he gets two shows of five. Maybe he thinks he's leading a movement, though I'm not certain of what.

The President is back, letting us know that he's still there and has stuff he wants to do. Off the top of my head, he could, maybe, raise funds. That would be nice.

I've been watching Rove talk on FNC, and he's sharper than ever. Joe Trippi, forever to be associated with Howard Dean ("YEAAARRRRGH!"), might be looking to move into the Bob Shrum role when Russert wizens up to that farce. (In fairness, I think Trippi had been fired by the time of Dean's bleat.)

Does General Powell have another book? Do we have to sit through a talk on this "bipartisan, Keynesian stimulus package"? Or is he just going to talk Iran, Iraq,

Dunno why, of all people, Steph is bringing out Kaine and Bob Kerrey. Kerrey, of course, is the Democratic former Governor and Senator from Nebraska, but for our purposes, that's all been obscured by his service on the laughable 9-11 Commission. Kaine endorses Obama, while Kerrey supports Hillary, so maybe Kerrey can act as a surrogate and call Kaine, as a surrogate, all sorts of nasty names. And Kaine can talk about change and hope, leaving Steph staring at him fifteen minutes after he's finished talking just to figure out what, if anything, of substance he's said.

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