"Sounds like the CNN suits are partying it up on the islands," FTVLive hears. "Word is that CNN is trying to keep a lid on the fact that they have taken almost 100 people [mostly executives] to Atlantis in the Bahamas this week." Apparently the net exceeded its budget this year.

Go ahead and call the hotel and ask for Jon Klein or Jim Walton. Both are guests at the hotel...

> "Talk about fiddling while Rome burns," an e-mailer says, referring to CNN's demo loss to MSNBC on SOTU night...