Iraq is the dominant theme across all the major shows this week -- with some Presidential politics to mix it up. Tancredo, Boehner and Gingrich are the GOP brain trust today. That says a lot about the state of their party.
George Tenet's book is so last week. And, he has no cred. But, then on the issue of the Iraq war, neither does Russert. They were both so intent on being "in" with the Bush clique, neither one questioned the rush to war. As CIA Director, Tenet's behavior was more egregious, but, Russert had a pretty big soapbox. And, Russert was a pawn, too, as Bill Moyers exposed in "Buying the War."
Here's the line up with a quick synopsis from the Boston Globe:
This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Topic: Iraq war funding debate. Guests: former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate; Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado, GOP preisential (sic) candidate....If you can bear watching, provide commentary. Or just comment on anything.
Fox News Sunday. Topics: politics, Iraq war, the religious power player. Guests: Senator Christopher Dodd , Democratic presidential candidate; Representative John Boehner , House minority leader; the Rev. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission....
Meet the Press with Tim Russert. Topics: CIA and Iraq war. Guest : George Tenet, former CIA director....
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer. Topic: War and politics. Guests: Representative Charles Rangel of New York; Newt Gingrich, former House speaker....
Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer. Topics: troop funding debate, Iraq, Iran, Middle East conference. Guests: Senators Richard Lugar of Indiana, Foreign Relations Committee, and Chuck Schumer of New York, Judiciary Committee. 11 a.m. [EST] (CNN)
