Don't forget: Rachel Maddow will be on MTP at 9am today (Sunday Aug 12)

What exquisite timing for one of Rachel's way-too-infrequent appearances on MTP. Maybe she'll keep David Gregory from going too far to his right, as he so often does.

I know Rachel will be on because she said so at the end of her Friday MSNBC show.

Below is today's line-up at all my favorite Sunday talk shows.

From http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/sunday-breakfast-menu-aug-12

"The Caucus - The Politics and Government blog of The New York Times

By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN Stephen Crowley/The New York Times August 11, 2012, 4:39 pm Sunday Breakfast Menu, Aug. 12

"The decision is in: Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin is Mitt Romney’s running mate. After the announcement on Saturday, Mr. Romney kicked off a bus tour with Mr. Ryan, and the Sunday talk shows will be discussing what the pick means for the presidential race. By Saturday afternoon, the programs were filling up their guest lists with advisers and representatives from both campaigns, eager to frame the discussion. ...

NBC's Meet the Press will ... feature coverage of Mr. Romney's No. 2 pick.

TWWGS

Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor who was considered a likely choice to be Mr. Romney’s vice-presidential pick, will be on ABC's This Week, along with David Axelrod, senior adviser to the Obama campaign.

SOTU

Mr. Axelrod is also scheduled to appear on CNN's State of the Union, along with Ed Gillespie, senior adviser to the Romney campaign, and Senator John Thune of South Dakota, who some believed had been on Mr. Romney's list of potential running mates.

FTN

Stephanie Cutter, President Obama's deputy campaign manager, and Eric Fehrnstrom, a senior adviser to the Romney campaign, will give their views on the Republican vice-presidential pick on CBS's Face the Nation. They will be joined by Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and Republican presidential candidate.

FNS

Fox News Sunday will have Senator John McCain of Arizona, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, discussing Mr. Ryan. Mr. McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, will also discuss developments in Syria and Iran. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, will share her thoughts on the state of the presidential race...."