Bubba and Dubya, Live and In Person

That, and other news, in today's Roundup and Recap.

Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will "debate the most pertinent current events" at Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 25, part of Madison Square Garden Entertainment's "Speaker Series: The Minds that Move the World." Calling it the "hottest ticket in political history," the organizers say, "The series will be formatted to allow for President Clinton and President Bush to each present their thoughts on a wide range of important current events and national issues through a moderated question and answer period during which the moderator can elicit information and insights into particularly pertinent topics of the day.   The moderator for this highly anticipated event will be announced in the coming weeks."

Clinton and Bush also will appear at the Gibson Ampitheatre at Universal City for a public lecture sponsored by the American Jewish University, with tickets (starting at $75) going on sale on Thursday.

Many signs point to a drubbing for Democrats today, with a strong possiblity of losses in the Virginia and New Jersey governorships as well as a congressional seat in upstate New York. And the defeat of a ballot initiative in Maine to approve same sex marriage, a campaign that the Democratic National Committee has stayed out of, would only add to the sting. So what do Democrats do, other than to drown in dashed hopes?

As the results come in, HBO will be debuting "By the People: The Election of Barack Obama," with a behind-the-scenes look at the campaign told largely through the eyes of the volunteers. Amy Rice and Alicia Sams directed the doc, and Edward Norton produces. As always, some footage didn't make it into the final product, including this passage on Obama's use of the phrase "Fired up and ready to go!" The doc may be a booster shot to the most ferevnt Obama supporters, or, depending on their persona, more cause for consternation.

Glenn Beck's successor on CNN Headline News is liberal, outspoken and opinionated, but she's also a voice of surprising moderation. That's the word from a Politico profile of Joy Behar, who has toned things down from her persona on "The View." Nevertheless, she has drawn headlines for some recent interviews, and he numbers are relatively encouraging.

Like Beck, a comedian by trade, Behar says her galvanizing moment in the talk arena came when she saw Jon Stewart taking on the pundits of "Crossfire" back in 2004.