JibJab's "2008 Year in Review"

This is it, our final Sunday together for 2008. And judging from the guest list, it appears that most people are more interested in gearing up for New Year's festivities than do the Sunday shows, which may be a blessing in and of itself. The Chris Matthews Show and Late Edition will look at the last year, but Meet the Press, Face the Nation and This Week will be looking to the future with the incoming Obama presidency. But the most pathetic of all, Fox News Sunday (naturally) gives First Lady Laura Bush a big, wet, sloppy kiss goodbye.

ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio; Robert Gibbs, incoming press secretary to Barack Obama.

CBS' "Face the Nation" - Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn; David Axelrod, senior adviser to Obama; Paul Krugman, Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - Axelrod.

CNN's "Late Edition" - A compilation of interviews from 2008 featuring New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska, and CNN founder Ted Turner.

"Fox News Sunday" - First Lady Laura Bush.

"The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Howard Fineman, Michele Norris, Norah O'Donnell and David Brooks. Topics: 2008 in review -- the good, the bad, and the ugly! Who were the heroes of 2008?

So, what's catching your eye this morning?

Joe Jackson, "Sunday Papers," from 1979.

Pretty spare offerings this Sunday. The Villagers' obsessive use of movement conservatives seems to be abating somewhat, but you'll notice once again that very few bona fide liberals are few and far between still:

ABC's "This Week" - Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind.

CBS' "Face the Nation" - Authors round table.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - First lady Laura Bush; Said Jawad, Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S.; Ted Turner, CNN founder and author of a new memoir.

CNN's "Late Edition" - Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa.; Sajjan Gohel, director of international security, Asia-Pacific Foundation; Ron Gettelfinger, president of United Auto Workers; Gene Sperling, former Clinton administration economic adviser; Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, the commander of U.S. forces in northern Iraq.

CNN's "GPS with Fareed Zakaria" - This week, Fareed speaks to world experts about foreign policy challenges facing Barack Obama.

"Fox News Sunday" - Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.

"The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: David Ignatius, Ceci Connolly, Katty Kay, Mark Whitaker. Topics: Will the right and left give Obama a honeymoon? How will Islamic extremists view Obama's presidency?

What's catching your eye this morning?

Norah Jones - Don't Miss You At All

It's Sunday, and you know what that means? Another sanctimonious talking head appearance by Holy Joe Lieberman on Meet the Press. How can we miss him if he won't ever go away? That man has one serious love of the spotlight. In all seriousness, given that the President-elect Obama and Democrats in the Senate want to rise above any and all trespasses by Lieberman, it seems to me that the best way for him to truly be punished is to simply ignore him. He loves being the center of attention so much that I'm sure it would just kill him to have no one pay attention to him. Other than that, it looks like the economy will be topic one with lots of Republicans to assert that they have the solution, or to accuse Obama that he doesn't. Considering their own track record, I wish that just once some host would ask them why they should ever be trusted. And isn't it funny how the media has already written off all Bush administration figures already?

ABC's "This Week" - David Axelrod, senior adviser to President-elect Barack Obama; Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Richard Shelby, R-Ala.

CBS' "Face the Nation" - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Austan Goolsbee, economic adviser to Obama.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - Former Secretary of State James Baker; former Commerce Secretary William Daley; Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.

CNN's "Late Edition" - Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich.; former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass.; Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes; former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.

CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" - This week on GPS, an exclusive interview with Former Vice President Al Gore. Also, Fareed and an all-star panel of guests -- Tom Friedman, Niall Ferguson and Anne-Marie Slaughter -- discuss the US economic crisis.

"Fox News Sunday" - Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and John Boehner, R-Ohio; Axelrod.

"The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Bob Woodward, Gloria Borger, Katty Kay, David Gregory. Topics: How will Obama specifically represent change from Bush? Is Hillary a smart choice for Secretary of State? Meter Questions: Will Hillary be more of an Obama rival in the Senate instead of State? YES: 10 NO: 2; Will the GOP pick a young rising star instead of an older "heir apparent" in 2012? YES: 12 No: 0

So what's catching your eye this morning?

Silent Lune - She's Hiding

This morning's line up is more notable for who it does not include than who will appear.  Because depending on your particular taste, you may watch Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on This Week, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Joe Biden on Meet the Press (watch out for Brokaw and the GOP framing he loves, Joe) or if you're especially masochistic, Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain on Face the Nation.  But the newest GOP rock star (notice it's not a bad thing if you're a Republican) and Veep Candidate Sarah Palin is not quite ready for primetime and is being kept off the shows.  How convenient.

ABC's "This Week" - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

CBS' "Face the Nation" - Republican presidential nominee John McCain.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden.

CNN's "Late Edition" - Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas; Gov. Tim Kaine, D-Va.; Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs; McCain economic adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer.

"Fox News Sunday" - Obama chief strategist David Axelrod and McCain campaign manager Rick Davis.

"The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: Andrea Mitchell, Joe Klein, John Heilemann, Michelle Norris. Topics: Can McCain's strong convention performance propel him to victory? Palin is the GOP's new rising star, but can she take the heat? Meter Questions: Is Gov. Sarah Palin a smart pick for John McCain? YES: 8 NO: 4; Can McCain beat Obama among swing voters? YES: 2 No: 10

So what's catching your eye this morning?