Monday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

So David Gregory did get the job as host of "Meet the Press." Wow. There truly is a dearth of talent at that network if he's the best they can get. He just strikes me as the kind of guy who really knows how to kiss up to his bosses. And, those people at NBC really have an exaggerated sense of the show's value to America. A national treasure?

Unexpectedly, Democrats lost the House seat of indicted William Jefferson over the weekend. This really is not a great loss for the Dems. They'll get that seat back in 2010 and won't have to endure spectacle of having a member of the Democratic caucus on trial for bribery.

But, they did pick up a seat in Ohio. Mary-Jo Kilroy was declared the victor in Ohio's 15th Congressional District, which was held by Republican Deborah Pryce.

Is Illinois ever going to get a new Senator?

Let's the Monday started...