WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 31: (AFP OUT) Eugene Robinson (L), a columnist for the Washington Post, Michael Beschloss (2nd-R) of NBC News, and Tim Russert (R) listen to William Safire (2nd-L) of the New York Times speak during Meet the Press December 31, 2006 in Washington, DC. The show aired its final segment of the year with Bob Woodward, Assistant Managing Editor of the Washington Post, and Tom Brokaw, of NBC News, speaking about former US President Gerald Ford and Michael Beschloss, Presidential Historian for NBC News, E.J. Dionne, a columnist for the Washington Post, Kate O'Beirne, the Washington Editor of the National Review, Eugene Robinson, a columnist for the Washington Post, and William Safire, of the New York Times, reviewing 2006 and speculating on the future.