Guests: Madeleine Albright, fmr. US Secretary of State; Keith Olbermann, political commentator; Kerry Washington, actor; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times

On the Bailout Bonuses

I love what Nancy Pelosi did with this week with the bonuses, because she basically got a bunch of Republicans to vote for a 90% tax.  Kerry Washington

This is exactly the kind of punitive taxation that's going to drive good people out of the fraud business.  Bill Maher

I can't believe that we, as a country, are going to start abdicating - unilaterally ripping up contracts, effectively.  Andrew Ross Sorkin

I worry that maybe now we're too emotional to focus on what the real issues are.
 Bill Maher

On International Affairs

For me, Pakistan has everything that gives you an international migraine. It has nuclear weapons, corruption, poverty, extremism.  Fmr. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

The question now is whether a man can ever be Secretary of State. 
Fmr. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

On Fixing the Economy

The splurge is working!  Bill Maher

Our goal is to rebuild a Wall Street which is not based on greed, irresponsibility and illegal behavior.
 Sen. Bernie Sanders

You know, when they say "break glass in case of emergency"? We broke the glass.  Bill Maher

What I'm worried about is ten years from now after we've spent all this money, we're going to look back and we're not going to know where half of it went. 
Andrew Ross Sorkin

Maybe I misunderstand what Obama is trying to do, but I think what he's trying to do is make a crisis into an opportunity.  Bill Maher

On Filibusters

If the Republicans want to filibuster on health care, if they want to give tax breaks to billionaires, let them go before the American people 24 hours a day and explain why they want to do that.  Sen. Bernie Sanders

On Gauging Success

If we use the Bush barometer on how Barack Obama is doing, the answer is, well, he's doing perfectly. He's kept us safe for 60 days.  Keith Olbermann