Lukegate: ... 

    Step 1) Tim Russert books the tired Carville-Matalin act 
    more than 35 times on his Meet the Press talk show, 
    boosting their bankability on the lucrative lecture 
    circuit.

    Step 2) Carville--with Russert's eager prodding--also 
    uses their most recent, conveniently-timed MTP appearance 
    to plug his new XM Satellite radio sports show. ... 
    That's smarmily venal enough, you say? Wrong!

    Step 3) Carville's co-host on the XM show is Russert's 
    son, Luke, who is "currently a sophomore at Boston 
    College." Russert and Carville joke about this on the air 
    but don't quite have the balls to actually inform viewers 
    of the key conflict