It's Sean McManus' first week as president of CBS News, taking over for pension-loving Andrew Heyward. Day one, we're assuming, he spent buoying the waters of conference calls — but yesterday, his second day as Les Moonves' plaything, he gathered the troops for some inspirational chatter.

McManus at one point noted, “If I didn’t think we could get it done, I wouldn’t have taken it because I certainly don’t want to be associated with anything remotely considered failure.”

Uhm, sweet pea? CBS News is in third place and, depending on who you ask, that's pretty much "remotely considered failure." And don't think that beating The WB's newscast counts this time.

But hey, we're loving your "wish list" that doesn't include an evening news anchor replacement.

CBS News Meets The New Boss [Public Eye]