Punting the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

Punting the Punditsis an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important.

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The Sunday Talking Heads:

Up with Chris Hayes: Chris’s panel of guests are Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) (@SenJeffMerkley), introduced the “Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act” in 2010, a plan to eliminate the need for imported oil by 2030; Ann-Marie Slaughter (@slaughteram), former director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of State and professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School; Jeremy Scahill (@jeremyscahill), Puffin Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army; Zainab Salbi (@zainabsalbi), founder of Women for Women International; Elise Jordan (@elise_jordan), former speechwriter for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and contributor to National Review and Daily Beast; Eyal Press (@eyalpress), author of Beatuiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times; Hooman Majd (@hmajd), Iranian author of The Ayatollah’s Democracy: An Iranian Challenge and The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran; and Dan Dicker @Dan_Dicker), CNBC contributor and author of Oil’s Endless Bid.

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The Melissa Harris-Perry Show: The guest list has not been posted.

This Week with George Stephanopolis: George Stephanopoulos goes one-on-one with GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum and Michigan Governor and Romney backer Rick Snyder faces off against Massachusetts Governor and Obama campaign co-chair Deval Patrick. “This Week” roundtable with ABC’s George Will and Cokie Roberts, plus former Democratic Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, host of Current TV’s “The War Room,” and former Republican Michigan Gov. John Engler, president of the Business Roundtable, debate the state of play in the Wolverine State.

Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer: Sundays’ guests are New Jersey Governor Chris ChristieMaryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, and former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY).

The Chris Matthews Show: This week’s guests Liz Marlantes, The Christian Science Monitor; Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine Assistant Managing Editor; Major Garrett National Journal Congressional Correspondent; and

Kelly O’Donnell, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent.

Meet the Press with David Gregory: David Gregory’s guests are GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R). The roundtable panel guests are Republican strategist and former McCain ’08 senior strategist Steve Schmidt, Fmr. Democratic Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., Washington Post’s Kathleen Parker, and NBC’s Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd.

State of the Union with Candy Crowley: This Sunday’s guests are Obama Campaign Senior Adviser Robert Gibbs, Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), former Shell CEO John Hofmeister, Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI).