Man, when David Gregory was picked over ginger-haired NBC political director Chuck Todd to host Meet the Press, no one was more disappointed than yours truly. This guy gets picked last for every Zucker/Griffin pick-up team and have been snubbed for every post-Obama position, despite being more qualified and less of a knucklehead than half the "objective" reporters on MSNBC/NBC, in part because of a perceived judgment from a man who wrote How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election. Though Gwen Ifill was still allowed to moderate a presidential debate? Boooo!

But no longer: Todd is rising to the top, baby!

MSNBC is vetting the "goateed guru" for a weekend show on MSNBC, according to the Observer, meaning that technically Todd could be on Sunday right before/after MtP. More likely, MSNBC will put Todd on Saturday morning where there is less competition for political coverage from other networks (including their own). And that's a good thing: When lined up against the powerhouses of Meet the Press, Face the Nation, and This Week, a new show (even one hosted by a known face) would likely be seen as a crowd. Saturday mornings, who would Todd be competing with? Besides cartoons, of course.