Programming note: Greenwald & O'Donnell on MSNBC tonight

If everything comes off as scheduled, Lawrence O'Donnell will host Glenn Greenwald tonight on his own show, The Last Word, which airs after Rachel Maddow. If I can still add correctly, the show is live at 7pm Pacific and 10pm Eastern.

Why do we care? First, it's likely to be lively television. Very lively television.

Second, because as I explain here (which discusses Greenwald & O'Donnell's initial "conversation" on Morning Joe; click for the vid), the topic is whether the Dems need the Blue Dog–types, or need to lose them permanently. That discussion is, in my view, the key to the 2012 election. Whom progressives decide to support in 2012 will swing the election (assuming progressive decide to use their leverage, and not just stare at it).

And third, as already noted, I think Lawrence O'Donnell may be the future of MSNBC, especially now that a shot has been fired across Keith Olbermann's bow. If you care about that network, it may be wise to notice O'Donnell.

Thus the programming note — Greenwald and O'Donnell tonight on The Last Word. As prep, you might care about this post by Greenwald regarding Blue Dogs (and tangentially O'Donnell), and in this observation regarding O'Donnell's Monday promo of the Greenwald segment.

As always, stay tuned.

GP