An eclectic crowd of topics on the shows: Some Presidential candidates, some U.S. Attorneys scandal, some Bush defenders -- and a lot about the Virginia Tech massacre. Jim and Sarah Brady are on "Face the Nation." I worked with them for seven years. Jim is the greatest guy. We traveled the country together -- Jim, his nurse Mary and me. It was truly an honor and never ever a dull moment. He's very funny and smart. Very funny. Just hope that Sarah is actually briefed and prepared for this interview -- and that she'll let Jim speak.
Since Russert has Secretary Spellings on the show, he really should ask her about the criminal referrals made by her Department's Inspector General about Bush's beloved "Reading First" program. He should, but he probably won't. If Tim gets too tough, he might lose his coveted White House access.
Is Gonzales still the Attorney General? Here's the line up:
ABC's "This Week" _ Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and his wife, Jackie Marie Clegg.Start threading the news and the news shows.
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CBS' "Face the Nation" _ Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Jim and Sarah Brady of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; former FBI profiler Gregg McCrary.
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NBC's "Meet the Press" _ Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt; Education Secretary Margaret Spellings; Col. Gerald Massengill, former Virginia State Police superintendent; former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.
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CNN's "Late Edition" _ Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore.; Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell; New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman; Lanny Davis, former special counsel to President Clinton; David Rivkin, former counsel to President George H.W. Bush.
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"Fox News Sunday" _ Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling; Stephen Trachtenberg, George Washington University president; Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
