I mainly watched MSNBC. David Gregory was adequate for the anchor position. The guy who got me to watch MSNBC more than 4 years ago, Olbermann, is getting tiresome and on my nerves. How many superlatives can he rattle off in any five minutes? Maddow, as always, was up to snuff and lends a perspective that the others wished they could come up with. Matthews, well, I don't know, I'm either lukewarm with the guy or ice cold. Sometimes he has no idea what he's talking about. Buchanan is Buchanan, a grumpy old man who I imagine emerges from under a desk somewhere. Scarborough is a $%$&%*. Really. A total $%$&%*. Chuck Todd is highly competent and I hope better things for him. Eugene Robinson, I'm sorry to say, is a total gasbag. You know what Gene, stick to print! I liked you in print. Their other partners Anne Curry and Lester Holt were quite professional. Who else was on I can't recall. Believe me I was happy not to hear Brokaw and not to look at Mitchell or listen to her. Unfortunately Russert is dead and even though I found him always overbearing or never asking a good follow-up question or ever challenging anyone from the Bush Administration, his sweaty performance would have added the right spice.

Please,Please,Please,
Let Keith bring out a "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" banner tonight..Wouldn't want to make 'Ol Mac a liar, would we?

Amen Scott,
I hope that one outcome of this election cycle is that someone at MSNBC gives "Uncle Pat" a shawl, a mug of hot coco, thanks him for his service to this country and leads him to the front porch rocker where he can yell at the kids to stay off of his lawn til the end of his days.

Pat, it's called an "inside voice" please either learn to use it or turn up your hearing aide.

I agree about the oddness of the split between NBC and MSNBC. Through the whole election season we've seen much more of Chuck Todd, Brokaw, Thompson, and the others on the MSNBC coverage than we did last night. I guess that's because the NBC network was live on the air the whole time simultaneously--not the case for the primaries or conventions. I missed that broader base of analysis. But I missed Tim Russert more. Who didn't I miss? Pat Buchanan, who I think made only one or two appearances, a few more than Scarborough. But his sparring partner Rachel was at the main desk, along with Eugene Robinson, who has really impressed me throughout this season, both on TV and in print.
Also, it seemed like Matthews bloviated his opinions quite a bit, but kept his mouth shut during the "newsier" parts. For those projection and other anchor-type duties, it was a split between Gregory and Olbermann. Keith knows how to behave like an anchorman when necessary. Matthews, on the other hand, seemed to be more for color, almost in the same category as Rachel & Eugene Robinson, except, of course, he talked more and longer.

I think Rachel Maddow's time has come. She's the best thing to happen to MSNBC in a very long time.

don't want to get overly political, but it was a treat to see Matthews put the smackdown on Tom Delay for his obvious hatred of Pelosi and the Dems.

refreshing...