Sunday Show Guests

Well gees, if I'd known all I had to do was ask, I would have done it ages ago! Some new blood in this week's talk show lineup - enjoy it while it lasts.

Face the Nation (CBS) takes the economic route tomorrow - host Bob Schieffer will talk with Glenn Hubbard, the former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors and Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor. Reich usually has some interesting and insightful things to say, even if I don't happen to agree with him all the time. Mike Allen of the Washington Post and Anne Kornblut from the New York Times will join in the questioning.

Fox News Sunday will feature Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC, Gang of 14), just back from his trip to Alaska with McCain, Clinton and Collins (more on that here). New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will also be on, talking about his state of emergency declaration this week to force the issue of discussing illegal immigration. The panel: Fox' Brit Hume, the Post's Ceci Connolly, Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard, and NPR's Juan Williams.

Late Edition (CNN) headlines Senate Armed Services Committee ranking Dem Carl Levin (MI) and the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Duncan Hunter (CA). They'll talk Iraq, Iran, and North Korea, among other things. South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will also guest, as will Laith Kubba, an advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister al-Jaafari. Then Wolf will talk economics too, with former Clinton economic advisor Gene Sperling and Stephen Moore, former head of the Club for Growth. Finally, Israeli Finance Minister Ehud Olmert will discuss the Gaza pullout and the state of the peace process.

Meet the Press (NBC): Russert's absent this week; David Gregory will be guest-hosting. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) will appear to discuss his call for a full pullout of American troops from Iraq by the end of 2006. Then Trent Lott (R-MS), the former Majority Leader, will be on to discuss his new book, Herding Cats: A Life in Politics. Expect some tough questions about his portrayals of Bill Frist and George Allen (at least this question should be asked - whether it will or not is up in the air). Then Gregory will talk more Iraq with Larry Diamond, a former senior advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority and author of Squandered Victory, and Dan Senor, former CPA spokesman.

This Week (ABC) will feature a second opportunity to catch Bill Richardson this weekend, followed by an intra-Republican party debate on Iraq between Senators Chuck "Unsure Sense" Hagel (NE) and George Allen (VA). Finally, and your best bet for anything really new and different in this week of new and differents, musician and novelist Kinky Friedman will appear to discuss his independent gubernatorial bid in Texas for the '06 election. He's an intriguing guy - don't miss this one.