his campaign manager, david plouffe has a book coming out tomorrow called "the audacity to win ,"yety're governing very timidly. he needs to discover the audacity of governing. when he discovers that he will win again. >> it's always the alternative, who's the alternative? >> there is no alternative. >> sarah palin. thanks, ladies. >>> up next, ted danson joins me. >>> lately i've been going nuts over women's arms. it's really the armpit. i just love it. it's this other secret place to burrow into. you don't have to slide as far down the bed. maybe it's laziness. >> some of the more memorable characters include the cranky dr. john becker, skirt-chasing-bartender sam malone, and boozy magazine publisher george christopher, as we just saw in that clip from the new hbo series, "bored to death," which i love. he is actor/activist, ted danson. happy to have him here with us. >> hello. >> i do like that show very much. >> it's fun. >> it's very funny and it's clever and you're terrific in it. >> thank you. jonathan ames is the writer and he's a new york novelist and truly a remarkable char