During George Clooney‘s interview on Meet the Press today, the actor took some time out to talk U.S. politics. Clooney said that he is satisfied with what President Obama has done so far, and his numerous accomplishments would easily help him get reelected, but Clooney said it’s not happening because the Democrats are not very good at messaging. David Gregory asked Clooney if he thinks Obama is likely to be reelected in the fall.

Cee Lo Green caused a bit of a mild disturbance when news got out that he would be performing his hit single “Fuck You” in front of President Obama for a fundraiser– uncensored. The event occurred last night, and Green did eventually start singing “Forget You” instead, but not before giving the audience the finger while asking, “Can I curse?”

If you turned on The O’Reilly Factor tonight hoping to hear Bill O’Reilly go on about liberal media bias, you’re in luck! (As you would be on most nights.) O’Reilly’s entire first segment of the show focused on how influential, mainstream media outlets are getting information from left-wing media watchdogs and it has a disturbing influence on the general public.

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Arlen Specter. The former Pennsylvania senator switched parties in 2009, then lost the Democratic primary and ended up leaving the Senate. Now Specter has a new book out claiming that after joining the Senate Democrats and becoming the 60th vote needed to bring the Affordable Care Act to the Senate floor, he was left out to dry by the Obama administration.

For many Republicans, the very real possibility of chaos in Tampa is nothing short of a nightmare. With the clear establishment choice, Mitt Romney, fulfilling the needs of those in power in style and resources but clearly lacking the substance the base of the party demands, many have begun to second-guess the new system that had led to such discord. Not it’s creator, Michael Steele, however, who explained today that the Republican primary, as far as he is concerned, is going all to plan.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared on CNN’s State of the Union earlier today, and one of the discussion topics was the abysmal approval ratings of Congress. No one likes Congress. Hell, even Reid admitted he’s not a big fan. But he squarely placed the blame of Congressional awfulness on the Republican party for blocking everything. Candy Crowley challenged Reid on this, and asked him how the Democrats could have done nothing to contribute to it.

Former Congressman Alan Grayson made quite the splash as a freshman liberal firebrand before losing his seat in the Republican turnover of 2010. He is running for Congress again this year in his Florida district, but on his way to an “upscale fundraising event,” reports local NBC affiliate WESH 2, he managed to somehow hit a Lynx bus– the local public transport system– with his Mercedes.

The interminable non-story of the time Rush Limbaugh called someone a “slut” and then the news cycle had to freeze in place for a week seems to (hopefully) be in its sunset, but given the end-of-week timing on the comments, it was only tonight that Bill O’Reilly and Bernie Goldberg got to the story. Neither host nor guest seemed particularly impressed by Sandra Fluke‘s argument, but they were impressed by how the Democrats used her to dominate the news cycle.

On Meet the Press today, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasseman-Schultz said that Rush Limbaugh‘s apology for calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” was too little, too late, and there was still some language in his apology that Schultz had a problem with. She expressed incredulity that Limbaugh would think that calling a woman that word in any context would be a joke, and said the candidates running for president need to come out strongly against the remarks.

Two popular Ohio Democrats who each have fairly liberal reputations are squaring off on Tuesday in a primary to determine which of them will move on to fight for another term in Congress. Due to redistricting, 14-term incumbent Marcy Kaptur is facing a challenge in her district’s primary from fellow incumbent Dennis Kucinich. Both are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, but the fight to win the race has been fierce and incredibly heated between the two liberals.

While the Republican candidates fret and prepare for tomorrow’s Western-themed debate, President Obama spent tonight at a Black History Month blues celebration in the White House, with legends such as B.B. King and Mick Jagger. Having stretched out the vocal chords earlier in the year to Al Green‘s “Let’s Stay Together,” the musicians on the stage called to him during the last song in the hopes of having him participate, too. And President Obama did not shy away from jumping into “Sweet Home Chicago.”

Over the years, Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart have developed a somewhat unexpected respect for what each other does, though they more often than not disagree on their exact political arguments. Last night was somewhat of an anomaly, in that O’Reilly assessed Stewart’s view of President Obama and Mitt Romney and, for the most part, agreed– President Obama, O’Reilly noted, was a “brilliant man,” while Romney had problems “feeling the positions conservatives espouse.”

Dick Morris started off the week on Monday by going after ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, a former colleague of his during his tenure with President Clinton, for being a “paid Democratic hitman.” That comment was made on Hannity, and tonight Morris was on The O’Reilly Factor, where host Bill O’Reilly made him elaborate on his point and chastised him for claiming there was an exchange of money between Stephanopoulos and the Democratic National Committee.

On the heels of last week’s ruling by the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional and the state of Washington voting last week to legalize gay marriage, the national debate over gay equality shifts to New Jersey, with the state legislature expected to vote on a gay marriage bill tomorrow. Democratic State Senate President Stephen Sweeney predicts that it will pass both the Senate and State Assembly, but Governor Chris Christie will most likely veto it.

Sarah Palin took the stage tonight with plenty of anticipation preceding her– after bowing out of a potential presidential run, Palin has taken something of a backseat to an increasingly unexpected series of characters at the helm of the Republican Party, and she returned in the rare form that made her a star in 2008. Shouting down Occupy protesters, making punchlines out of Obama Campaign slogans, and winning over a crowd that spent a year trying to warm up to Mitt Romney.

President Obama’s traditional Super Bowl interview has come and gone, leaving barely two hours before the nation takes a forced respite from politics to watch the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in what is growing to be a rivalry of several chapters. The President sat down with Matt Lauer this year in the White House and chatted about the likelihood of a good game tonight, but also answered questions about tension between Israel and Iran and made a pitch for why he deserves a second term.

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.

Now that the attacks have sharpened between GOP candidates, many in the media are lamenting (or outwardly championing for Democrats’ sake) the possibility Republicans will cannibalize one another and leave the nominee just a political carcass that a DNC intern could lead President Obama to victory over. Not quite.

On of the main tenets of Eric Bolling‘s show Follow the Money is that a free market economy is fairer and more successful than one administered by the goverment. Tonight, Rep. Charlie Rangel ventured onto the program to make the opposite case: that government jobs were in some ways more attractive, because minorities and women experienced less discrimination.

Jesse Jackson, Sr. is worried for the safety of the President. The Reverend made his way to Martin Bashir‘s show today, where he was asked to comment on Republican disrespect of the president. And while the conversation began on the topic of acceptable political discourse, literally within the same sentence Jackson turns around and warns of the possibility that “somebody shoots an AK-47 in the White House.” Huh?

Congressman Allen West spoke at a Florida GOP dinner last night, and had some fighting words for Democrats who are trying to mark Florida in the win column this November. He declared it a “battlefield” for citizens to stand on and tell the Democrats that their message is not going to resonate with the citizens of Florida. West called out not just President Obama, but Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and fellow Floridian Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a conference of House Democrats in Maryland today, and in discussing the SEAL Team raid that successfully took out Osama bin Laden, he admitted that he advised President Obama not to carry out the mission because “we have to do more things to see if he’s there.” The vice president gave an insider account of the internal discussions in the White House before the order was officially carried out.

The State of the Union address is a once-in-a-year opportunity for mockery for Jon Stewart. With the President going over his past successes and future plans, there was plenty to go over: The Osama Bin Laden opening, the large amounts of tax credits, and the bad joke that made the First Lady force an awkward smile.

Rep. Barney Frank may find the 2012 Republican primary as wildly entertaining as most anyone else following the campaigns has, but he is still a little worried that the Democrats may suffer from this. This he told Lawrence O’Donnell on tonight’s The Last Word, where he explained that part of the blame for close-minded political rhetoric was voter demand, and that Democratic desire to cooperate has led to more gridlock in Congress.

Newt Gingrich‘s campaign has taken a few hits in recent weeks, and the candidate is working to reclaim the lead in time for Iowa. Yesterday the Gingrich campaign announced a new venture that panders to the all-important demographic of household pets. “Pets for Newt” will be launched shortly in an effort to show off “Gingrich’s love for animals.” This new venture naturally caught the attention of the Red Eye crew, who poked fun at the candidate for it.