MTP's New Moderator

David Gregory is to be the late Tim Russert’s successor as moderator of Meet the Press. A feckless choice really. His brand of pompous, partisan sniping as a means of questioning – too typical among the contemporary Washington media class – will stand as a stark departure from the tough but usually fair questioning Russert greeted his guests with each week.

Besides, Jonah Goldberg is right; MTP ought to live up to its name now and have a diverse panel of media figures moderating each week, which would actually distinguish the program from its Sunday morning brethren and make it a much more compelling watch. As Goldberg points out:

What's wrong with bringing three or four hard-hitting journalists to ask questions the way they used to? This is not only the best way to get a more diverse line of questioning (I would love to see Byron York or Steve Hayes on there asking questions no one else would ask), but it would help forestall some truly awful choices that seem to be in the hopper...David Gregory seems like a terrible choice for among other reasons, he's not very likable on TV (Russert's likeability was a huge asset).