So even-the-liberal-New-Republic thinks MSNBC is too liberal. How profoundly counterintuitive! And how weakly argued! Sacha Zimmerman never gives any evidence that David Gregory, whose show is replacing Tucker Carlson's low-rated effort, is actually a liberal. Zimmerman just argues that he's sort of an oppositional jerk whom is widely disliked by people who worked for Scott McLellan. These two things, not the same. Now, I also think giving Gregory a show was an odd move, but that's because they should've given the slot to the terrific Rachel Maddow, who generally comes off as the smartest person on television. She's a liberal, to be sure. But she uses her liberalism to power some of the best political analysis on the teevee. David Gregory, though much taller, isn't nearly as talented. But you have to love watching The New Republic call for the preservation of Tucker Carlson's show because "he retracted his initial support for the Iraq war" rather than argue for an actual liberal who might've been right from the start. Projection much?
