Good morning.

As John reported, Rev. Rick Warren blew off ABC’s “This Week” yesterday. Paul Krugman was on that show for the roundtable discussion. His brilliant suggestion:

The show replaced him with pirates, plus an extended roundtable. But I think they should have done what the British show Have I Got News For You did when a guest failed to show: they replaced him with a tub of lard, addressed throughout the show as the Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard.

In this case, Rev. Tub of Lard would have been more accurate — and so perfectly appropriate.

Let’s get this week rolling…

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