Bloggingheads.tv is back. Actually, it never went anywhere. But due to my schedule and travels, I have not done a show (yes, let's call it a show) in over a month. I know how much anxiety this causes Bloggingheads.tv devotees. But today the Pinkerton & Corn show returns. Once again, my interlocutor is quirky conservative James Pinkerton. We discuss the Libby trial (and why informed citizens are not allowed to serve on the trial) and the so-called surge (Pinkerton asks, What would Nixon do?). Pinkerton reports that he found one prominent Republican--no names, please--who supports the surge, and he defends Senator Sam Brownback, a GOP critic of the war, as a "thoughtful" guy. (Is he signing up with the Brownback for PRez campaign?) We also review Obama-mania and preview George W. Bush's upcoming Stateof the Union speech. I ask, will W. drive to Capitol Hill in a Prius? And in a cliff-hanger ending, Pinkerton predicts that the Bush adminsitration will raise taxes. Read his lips here.

Posted by David Corn at January 18, 2007 10:23 AM