"CROSSFIRE" IS LEAKING: Crazy stuff going on over at CNN's "Crossfire," where my sister is interning this semester. First host Robert Novak may very well have leaked the name of an undercover CIA agent in a column a few months ago, leading to a major scandal in which top White House officials have been implicated. Then his conservative colleague, Tucker Carlson, leaked the phone number of a Fox News bureau on the air, leading to a Fox "news story" a few days later that published Carlson's home phone number. Funny how Fox seems to always pick up pundits right before they release new books...
The Democratic side of "Crossfire" has emerged mostly unscathed from the past few weeks of controversy, and I've gotta say I'm really enjoying James Carville's new HBO show "K Street." While the reviews have been almost universally scathing, I like the show's mix of fiction and reality, and the presence of the sexy Mary McCormack (Howard's wife in "Private Parts") doesn't hurt either.
Paul Begala? Nah, he still sucks.