Lots to talk about in today's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation:

— Tom Daschle proves to be too taxing on the Obama administration.

— Rod Blagojevich makes such a convincing closing argument that the state Senate vote to remove him from office was only 59-0. Say hello to Gov. Pat Quinn.

— A Democratic governor names a Republican to fill a Senate seat in New Hampshire. Is this a new bipartisan era or what?

— Michael Steele makes history: He's the first former lieutenant governor of Maryland to be elected Republican national chairman.

Remember, the Political Junkie segment airs every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Eastern time on Talk of the Nation, NPR's call-in program, where you can often, but not always, find interesting conversation, useless trivia questions and sparkling jokes.

And remember, if your local NPR station doesn't carry TOTN, you can hear the program on the Web or on HD Radio. And if you are a subscriber to XM/Sirius radio, you can find the show there as well (siriusly).

You can listen to last week's show — with special guest Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, talking about his proposed constitutional amendment that would end the gubernatorial power to fill Senate seats by appointment — here.

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