All Good Things Must Come to an Objective End, Also Olbermann

After weeks of rumored behind-the-scenes tension MSNBC has announced that it is removing Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann from their roles as anchors of live political events and replacing them with David Gregory. According to WaPo Olbermann, who has come under increasing criticism of late for his perceived liberal bias (though, his remarks after the GOP’s 9/11 video, while by no means objective, did go a long way to reminding us why he’s had so much success), actually initiated the talks in an effort to “clarify his role.”