The House Republicans are in a meltdown and their presidential candidates are spouting nonsense on a daily basis that ought to have them shunned from the political arena for a generation, but don't count on any of these pundits on the Sunday shows to give us an honest assessment of what's going on without a heaping helping of both siderism thrown in for "balance."
Never mind the fact that we've got one party that's fallen off of the cliff, they've gone so far right. How can those crazy lefties want to vote for that dirty hippie Socialist Bernie Sanders?
Speaking of Sanders, we'll see Bernie on Meet the Press this weekend, but other than that, it looks like it's another weekend of meet the Republicans, accompanied by a small spattering of their milquetoast, talking points enabling, left-leaning Villagers.
Here's the lineup for this weekend from the Tampa Bay Times:
CBS Face the Nation (Click to see when it's on in your area)
Big guests: Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson.
High on the agenda: Presidential politics.
The pundit panel: Ben Domenech, Robert Costa, Ruth Marcus and Ron Fournier.
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CNN State of the Union (9 a.m. EST)
Big guests: Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Reps. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Raul Labrador, R-Idaho.
High on the agenda: 2016 politics and Republicans search for a new House Speaker.
The pundit panel: Donna Brazile, Doug Heye, Peggy Lee and Ken Cuccinelli.
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NBC Meet the Press
Big guests: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Reps. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., and Dave Brat, R-Va.
High on the agenda: Presidential politics and the search for a new House Speaker.
The pundit panel: Hugh Hewitt, Nathan Gonzalez, Kathleen Parker and Eugene Robinson.
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Fox News Sunday (Click to see when it's on in your area)
Big guest: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
High on the agenda: The Republican search for a new House Speaker.
The pundit panel: George Will, Susan Page, Karl Rove and Juan Williams.
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ABC This Week (Click to see when it's on in your area)
Big guests: Rep. Jason Chaffetz,R-Utah, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
High on the agenda: Presidential politics and the search for a new House Speaker.
The pundit panel: Reihan Salam, LZ Granderson, Cokie Roberts and Mark Halperin.
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