I selected Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage," for the music on today's booblehead thread because Dr. Ben "welfare for me only" Carson is on Face The Nation. This hasn't been scientifically proven yet, but some people say Americans lose more brain cells after being exposed to Dr. Carson's political views than when they huff a whole tube of glue.
Since it's Memorial Day weekend, let's give a shout to all our troops, past and present that have served this country admirably. With all the VA stories hitting the presses this week, I was reminded about the shame of Walter Reed neglect scandal. Don't tell us how much you support the troops, show us.
There's no Meet The Press today because fast cars rule the roost, but let's see who else is on the Tele:
“Meet the Press” on NBC • Preempted by Formula One auto racing
“Face the Nation” on CBS • Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)• Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.)• Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)• Dr. Ben Carson, conservative activist
“This Week” on ABC • Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff• Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R)• Paul Rieckhoff, founder and CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America• Former White House Senior Adviser David Plouffe
“Fox News Sunday” on Fox • Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)• Derek Bennett, chief of staff, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
“State of the Union” on CNN • Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R)• Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee• Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee• Penny Lee, former director, Democratic Governors Association
“Political Capital” on Bloomberg TV • Plouffe• Rieckhoff• Former Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.)
“Newsmakers” on C-SPAN• Sanders
“Al Punto” on Univision • House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
“Enfoque” on Telemundo• Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D)
As Nicole usually asks, "so what's catching your eye this morning?"
