Quote of the Day: Physics is imagination in a straight jacket. ~John Moffat

Please welcome David Sirota of AM 760 Colorado's Progressive Talk in for Thom today.

Hour One: Do Democrats need to take an electoral step step back to take two steps forward in the future? The Nation's Ari Berman, author of the new book "Herding Donkeys" will be here www.thenation.com

Hour Two: Can you still be a football fan and against violence at the same time? Sports writer Dave Zirin will be here www.edgeofsports.com

Hour Three: Should colleges dump final exams? Writer Keith O'Brien will be here www.keithOB.com; Plus, the military's plan to ban soda...if they can, why can't schools? NY Times food writer, Mark Bittman stops by http://markbittman.com