"Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" -- from Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) In the face of the non-stop onslaught of negativity, sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is remain positive, That's how I feel most Sundays, as I
November 28, 2010

"Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" -- from Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

In the face of the non-stop onslaught of negativity, sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is remain positive, That's how I feel most Sundays, as I look on the line-up of bobbleheads. For example, it's absolutely ludicrous that John McCain is on yet another Sunday show. But look on the bright side, how much airtime could he possibly get when former President George W. Bush and his brother Jeb are also scheduled on the show? Likewise, my eyes tend to roll when billionaires are interviewed as Very. Important. People. on news shows, as if their concerns somehow applied to most of us peons. But on this bright side, Christiane Amanpour is interviewing billionaires who have signed The Giving Pledge, voluntarily donating half of their incomes to charity.

ABC's "This Week" - Discussion of philanthropy with Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, Ted Turner and hedge fund manager Tom Steyer.

CBS' "Face the Nation" - Authors' roundtable with Ron Chernow, Arianna Huffington, Edmund Morris and Bob Woodward.

NBC's "Meet the Press" - Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" - Panel: John Heilemann, Norah O'Donnell, Rick Stengel, Anne Kornblut. Topics: Can Sarah Palin Remake Herself Into a Serious Presidential Candidate? Will the U.S. Turn the Airport Security Focus to the Bomber Instead of The Bomb?

CNN's "State of the Union" - Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Byron Dorgan, D-N.D.; Rep. David Obey, D-Wis.; former President George W. Bush; and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" - Adm. Mike McMullen, David Stockman. Are the Chinese monitoring your email.

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

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