Meet the Press, which is available on iTunes and online now for free, took an in-depth look at Gerald Ford this morning with Tom Brokaw and Bob Woodward. There was also a discussion about 2008 politics with a panel that included William Safire,

William Safire, who recently won a Presidential Medal of Freedom, predicts Hillary Clinton will lead by the end of 07′ and noted a point I made and will continue to make, that the press every few months finds someone new to be interested in that caters to a new need but ultimately the press moves on.

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson doesn’t think Barack Obama will win the nomination but will “have legs to stand on” and do well.

Safire also predicts that Senator John McCain will be ahead at the end of 07′.

Washington Editor for the National Review Kate O’Beirne believes John McCain will probably top the polls but says that “doesn’t mean he will get the nomination”. She believes there are vulnerabilities with McCain amongst conservatives and suggests Governor Mitt Romney might be a possible alternative.

Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne agrees there is room for a more conservative candidate on the Republican side but sees possible problems with Mitt Romney because of recent revelations that contradict his conservative claims. On the Democratic side Dionne believes Senator Barack Obama could be “the real deal” as he has often been labeled. He also says not to discount the machinery of Hillary Clinton’s potential campaign.

Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss made no real predictions.