Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared on Face the Nation today to talk about the Republican presidential race and something about the Super Bowl. Giuliani didn’t endorse any particular candidate in the race, and while he admitted he personally admires all of the candidates in the field (though I’m guessing that doesn’t include Ron Paul), he’s concerned with how much they have been attacking each other during this primary season.

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus appeared on Face the Nation today, and dismissed concerns that the fighting in the GOP was overblown by the media and drew parallels to the 2008 Democratic primary race, but in speaking candidly about President Obama, Priebus compared his leadership to the infamous captain of the Italian cruise ship whose actions proved to be somewhat cowardly when faced with disaster.

The famously media-shy Donald Trump took time from his busy schedule of not being on TV to sit down for an interview with Face the Nation‘s Bob Schieffer. And in the interview, Trump admitted he is still considering running for president because he is still very discouraged by the Republican field. In fact, when Schieffer asked him whether he would run as a Republican or an independent, Trump chose the latter.

They grow up so fast, don’t they? Online political media giant Politico turns five years old today, and to celebrate, the site posted a video roast by some quotable notables in the political media world. While the site has arguably earned the right to toot its own horn at least once every half-decade, did they really have to overshadow the birthday of Saved By The Bell actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen?

Newt Gingrich has pursued an aggressive strategy against Mitt Romney in the past week or so of the presidential campaign. And between the anti-Romney advertisement released by a pro-Gingrich Super PAC and Rick Perry saying Romney is a “vulture capitalist,” some Republican strategists are concerned the candidates are providing President Obama with enough ammo to use against the eventual nominee in the general election.

On CBS’s Face The Nation, Bob Schieffer asked Kentucky Senator Rand Paul if he thought his father could win. “Your father is a very polite and decent man,” Schieffer said. “He’s very nice to deal with. Everybody seems to like him, but I don’t know a single impartial observer who thinks that he could wind up getting the nomination, let alone winning in a general election. Does he think he could win?”

In the commentary portion of Face the Nation today, Bob Schieffer put forth a modest proposal for a new American government which ensures responsibility and accountability: a second Congress. Yes, it’s Congress 2: Electric Boogaloo, and unlike most sequels, this one shows more promise than the original. Schieffer’s desire to reform government comes from watching how divisive Congress has become in the last year.

Newt Gingrich has now put his crusade against judicial activism at the forefront of his presidential campaign. Over the past week, he has argued that if elected president, he would opt to ignore certain judicial rulings if he determines the decision is not within the authority of the court. He has been attacked by Constitutional scholars and lawyers over his position, and on Face The Nation today, Gingrich defended his position to Bob Schieffer.

During his Commentary segment on Face the Nation today, Bob Schieffer bemoaned the influence of money in politics and how members of Congress and lobbyists are gaming the system in order to make personal profit in sometimes questionable ways. Schieffer revealed that he is often asked why anyone would want to subject themselves to being part of a “mean” system when they run for political office. He argued that getting into a race means you automatically get lots of money, and even someone with little experience can amass a fortune in just a few shorts months on the campaign trail.

On CBS News’ Face The Nation Sunday morning, host Bob Schieffer indulged in a popular Supercommittee media narrative, asking  former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs why President Obama holds himself “above the battle,” and “how could he just sit there and let this Supercommittee fail?”

Gibbs handled the question ably, explaining “what the President did for the Supercommittee,” with one glaring omission.

In the game that is the Republican presidential primary process, there can be only one winner. And more and more each day it begins to look like Mitt Romney will be the last man standing after all the other candidates have faded. Of course, there’s still the obvious problem that a strong percentage of Republican voters just don’t like Romney. On Face the Nation today, Bob Schieffer asked RNC Chairman Reince Priebus why this is the case and if Romney can be more appealing to the conservative base.

With Rep. Ron Paul consistently near the top of Republican polls since the presidential campaigns started at full speed, the Congressman’s libertarian policies are receiving increased scrutiny. On tonight’s O’Reilly Factor, host Bill O’Reilly and Brit Hume discussed Rep. Paul’s appearance on Face the Nation, where host Bob Schieffer took him to task on his position on a nuclear Iran. Rep. Paul’s answers, O’Reilly contended, were “dangerous stuff,” for someone who would want to be President.

Rep. Ron Paul was on the receiving end of some of the hardest questions he has taken since the 2012 campaign for president began, perhaps not in small part due to his recurring appearance at the top of Republican polls. On today’s Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer pressed Rep. Paul to explain how his attitude towards American foreign policy did not amount to “saying Americans caused 9/11,” and how he would deal with Iran in a way that would guarantee safety.

Rick Perry‘s comment during last night’s debate about starting foreign aid to all nations at zero certainly raised some eyebrows, but particularly when he included Israel, a country with a special relationship to the United States, in that list. Governors Haley Barbour and Martin O’Malley reacted to Perry’s position on Face the Nation today; one arguing Perry’s proposal has historical bipartisan precedent, the other arguing it was an attempt to pander to right-wing extremists.

Look, we can all pretty much forgive Rick Perry at this point for his bizarre speech in New Hampshire over a week ago, if for no other reason than it was the first bit of comic relief we’ve seen on the campaign trail in quite a while. Bob Schieffer described Perry’s speech as “bizarre,” which is now in the running for Understatement of the Year™.

One of the more compelling parts of Politico‘s bombshell story about allegations of sexual harassment by GOP frontrunner Herman Cain (allegations he calls “false”) was the online paper’s account of a confrontation with Cain outside the studio of CBS’ Face The Nation on Sunday. Although not included in Politico’s initial story, they have now made available some video clips of that encounter.

Herman Cain did his best to explain the message behind his bizzare, confusing, did-Salvador-Dalí-direct-this campaign ad released last week, but Bob Schieffer was most concerned about the depiction of smoking in the ad, and told Cain he thought it was an inappropriate message to send out to the American people.

On Face the Nation today, Congressman Darrell Issa updated the public on his latest attempts to investigate the Justice Department for its possible involvement in the ATF “Fast & Furious” gun sting, but was careful not to accuse any of the involved parties of criminal conduct. Bob Schieffer asked Issa to respond to charges that he’s merely “showboating” by issuing subpoenas.

On Face the Nation today, presidential candidate Herman Cain questioned the legitimacy of the Occupy Wall Street protests and whether they were, as many people believe, a grassroots movement to stand up against the financial sector, or a way of distracting from President Obama’s economic policies. Bob Schieffer played a clip of Cain saying that harboring anger at fellow Americans for being unsuccessful is anti-American.

On Face the Nation today, Governors Haley Barbour and Martin O’Malley got into a heated discussion over the Republican presidential candidates and whether the upcoming election would be a referendum on the economic policies of President Obama or not. Bob Schieffer asked Barbour why Republicans are so dissatisfied with the current Republican field of candidates.

On Face the Nation today, the heads of the Democratic and Republican National Committees faced off on President Obama’s record on the economy and the current race to replace him in the White House.

The two headline guests on Face the Nation today were Bill Clinton and Dick Cheney, and while the two men did not appear together on screen, Clinton was given the chance to respond to recent compliments the former vice president gave to his wife Hillary Clinton, suggesting his comments were politically motivated.

Former president Bill Clinton argued on Face the Nation today that President Obama has, in essence, made himself his primary opponent leading up to the 2012 presidential election, and emphasized the role of compromise in contemporary politics. Host Bob Schieffer asked Clinton if he agreed with James Carville (a former Clinton advisor) in saying that now is the time for President Obama’s team to panic and shake up their entire reelection strategy.

In a personal note on his show today, Bob Schieffer recounted his personal memories of 9/11 and wondered if Americans would ever be able to come together again as they did in the wake of that fateful day.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation today, and was asked by moderator Bob Schieffer about her recent comments about God and Hurricane Irene and if she truly believes that God sends messages through the weather.