kavanaugh. because that changed the ideological makeup of the court. and so it is very high stakes. and republicans, really this matters to them a lot. democrats say that it matters to them a lot, but they ve never been able to show from a grassroots perspective that they care so much about court that it will change things even sick months down the road in the midterms because this nominee will not change the ideological makeup, i don t think you going to receive as big a battle. but i do think she will have to answer a lot of tough questions, and she will want to earn this on the perfects as well. howard: certaintyly, the atmosphere has changed since the confirmations where even some republicans would vote for democratic nominees and vice versa. dana perino, thanks for joining us. have is a good day. howard: after the break, tom brady is retiring. or is he?
hines, tweeting the remarks were insensitive. she s right. it never ends well. i ve always sort of liked bill maher s caustically independent streak. here he is on his hbo program explaining why he s increasingly mocking liberals. it s not me who s changed, it s the left. who s now made up of a small contingent who have gone mental and a large contingent who refuse to call them out for it. but i will. that s why i m a hero at fox these days. [cheers and applause] which shows just how much liberals have their head up their [bleep] howard: maher was responding to dana perino floating him as a possible presidential candidate. i think he ll stick to mining comedy gold from both sides. beat the clock. that s it for this edition of mediabuzz. i m howard kurtz. i think we ll know by next sunday whether tom brady is, in fact, retiring or not.
appreciated him. howard: that led me to someone who s seen these suits from both sides. dana primo, co dana perino if, co-host of the five. dana, welcome. thanks for having me. howard: why would president biden go the stupid s.o.b. route in response to fairly straightforward questions about inflation or in the case of fox s jacqui heinrich a couple days earlier about putin and ukraine? one of the things is it shows he s just like us, right? if he has emotions and thoughts, and presidents are not robots, they are human. and, obviously, he s under a lot of pressure. the russia-ukraine issue is obviously front and center for him, but they have so many issues, and they re looking at these poll numbers, and they re really tough. and everyone knows, yes, of course, inflation is not good for a president. and so instead of keeping that thought to himself, which is one option, or doing something i think he should have done and all a presidents can do, if you re given a shot, take it.
period of time howard: right. i know, i m from the city. i m telling you, this is so problematic and outrageous to have that a type of behavior when you have a public trial with a jury that knows this type of behavior took place, obviously there might be this discussion by the judge. great judge. we ll have to see what ends up happening howard: i just want to make the final point the new york times may win this case but may take hits to its reputation, in my view. mercedes colwin, thanks so much. next, dana if perino. and later, is espn right that tom brady retiring or not? hello, for the last few years, i ve been a little obsessed with chasing the big idaho potato truck. but it s not like that s my only interest. i also love cooking with heart-healthy, idaho potatoes. always look for the grown in idaho seal. liz, you nerd, cough if you re in here!
woman. some media conservatives now slamming the president for playing racial identity politics. it s hardly unprecedented. in the 1980 campaign, ronald reagan vowed to put the first woman on the supreme court, and he did that with sandra day o connor. the press loves to trot out its short list, but given the racial and gender criteria, the list is much shorter this time around. there is one consensus across the media landscape, the democrats will be able to push through whatever woman biden picks, and it won t change the 6-3 conservative majority one bit. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. pleasure. howard: ahead, dana perino with her take on presidents insulting the press. and, hey, is tom brady retiring or not? as joe biden talked about the high court vacancy, commentators on the right and left really went at it despite the fact that