We're still waiting to see if that Scripps Howard story exonerating David Shuster is going to materialize. In the meantime, Politico's Anne Schroeder writes that MSNBC might have some problems booking Republican congress-types in the near future. One "Republican consultant" told Schroeder, "We don't mind skipping MSNBC. No one watches that channel anyway." Ouch! Calling Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborough.

>More, an emailer writes "Republican Senator Bob Corker was on with Shuster on Tuesday."