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Insofar as cable news has become a tennis match of doomsday scenarios hit back and forth between the right and left, Lawrence O’Donnell slammed the ball into a little-used corner of the other side’s court. Now on the horizon of things the federal government has to panic over, according to O’Donnell, is the possibility of a federal government shutdown, which could happen if Republicans don’t agree on a budget.

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On CNN‘s Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz hosted a discussion regarding whether CNN unfairly elevated Congresswoman Michele Bachmann‘s Tea Party response to the State of the Union by being the only news network to air it live. The consensus amongst all the guests seemed to be since Bachmann always creates news, why not cover it?

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On CNN’s Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz brought in a panel of media experts to talk about the frenzy of Palin media coverage this past week: her new book America by Heart, the New York Times Magazine profile of her, her new reality show, and her family’s online dramas. Amongst all the buzz about Palin this week, the panel cut right to the heart of the matter when they said: Sarah Palin has to decide whether she wants to be a pop culture figure, or a political figure.

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On this week’s Reliable Sources, Howard Kurtz struck back at CNN cohort Lou Dobbs. Earlier in the week, Dobbs claimed that he and his wife had been shot at in their New Jersey home, in part due to the “national liberal media” and its coverage in the immigration debate. Kurtz and guest Margaret Carlson were skeptical.