I think the deal is; if you reach a certain age and you can keep a sense of humor about yourself you can do just about anything you want and people love you even more for it. Think Betty White.
This coming weekend, Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer will demonstrate that theory in practice as he plays himself on the CBS show Madame Secretary.
In this episode, Secretary Elizabeth(Bess) McCord is going through a bit of a breakdown, behind the scenes, after surviving a bomb attack in Iran. Her personal troubles are playing out as she needs to prepare for an appearance on Face – as the cool kids call both Face the Nation and Face the State – for short. How do we know how the cool kids talk? We just do.
