Daily Political Wire 6-12-2010

George Wenschhof

President Obama to visit Gulf states Monday and Tuesday - once again the president is visiting the states hit hard by the BP oil spill. He will make stops in Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. Time.com has his schedule here.

President Obama and his administration have been taking heat as to the government reaction to date to the massive oil spill that has yet to be stopped. What is needed now is not photo-ops showing empathy toward residents or anger at BP, but rather a take charge approach of here is what we are going to do to protect wildlife, wetlands and our coastal areas, regardless of the success BP has at shutting down the leak.

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Sunday morning "Talking Heads" lineup - a wide range of topics likely to be discussed including the BP oil spill, results of Tuesday's primaries, and the UN sanctions against Iran.

NBC "Meet The Press" - White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod, California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina (R), and Representative Debbie Wasserman (R-Fla.).

ABC "This Week" - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Oh.). Expect partisan rhetoric to dominate the discussion.

CBS "Face The Nation" - the discussion will be all about the BP oil spill with Admiral Thad Allen and Governors Charlie Crist (I-Fla.), Bob Riley (R-Al.), and Haley Barbour (R-Miss.).

CNN "State of The Union" - Governor Bob Riley (R-Al.), Representatives Mike Pence (R-In.) and James Clyburn (D-SC). Clyburn will talk about the weirdness surrounding the candidacy and win by the mysterious Alvin Greene. Also appearing will be economists Greg Ip and Douglas Holtz-Eaton.

Fox News Sunday - California Republican candidate for senate; Carly Fiorina and Susan Rice; U.S. Ambassador to the UN.

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