Sunday Talk Shows Open Thread

An eclectic group on the shows today.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a couple of appearance. On "This Week," the guests are Clinton and Rudy Giuliani, which was something we would have seen back in the early days of 2000, before he dropped out of the Senate race. Rudy's going to use the upcoming terrorism trials to stage a comeback in New York politics. He's also on CNN and FOX News Sunday. So, this looks like the start of his 2010 campaign for Governor or Senator. (And, let's hope he's as successful as that stellar presidential campaign.)

For whatever reason, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is appearing on FOX today. Why is it that Democratic members of Congress and their staffs just don't get that FOX is nothing put a right-wing propaganda network? I know that most Democrats on Capitol Hill are very serious people who just want to talk about policy --- and they dismiss those of us who apply a political lens to things. But, even those very serious people operating in the Capitol Hill bubble should get that FOX is out to destroy the Democratic agenda.

The full lineup is after the break.

Here it is:

ABC's "This Week" — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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CBS' "Face the Nation" — Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich.; Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

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NBC's "Meet the Press" — Clinton; Education Secretary Arne Duncan; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga.; the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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CNN's "State of the Union" — Giuliani; White House senior adviser David Axelrod; Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Judd Gregg, R-N.H.; Gov. Brian Schweitzer, D-Mont.

"Fox News Sunday" _ Giuliani; Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.