So, yes, for some reason I’ve been on an MSNBC kick lately–or maybe because that’s where some of the most interesting stuff has been happening. But I promise that this will be my last post of the week with MSNBC footage.

But I thought I’d note that Chris Hayes, Washington Editor of The Nation, was a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann Friday night. Chris was discussing the two faces of Sen. John McCain. Now yes, that’s noteworthy (and definitely worth learning about), but what was really interesting for me (as a a media geek) was who he was talking with. Keith was absent from the show that day and in his stead was our fast rising progressive journalist and TV personality star, Rachel Maddow (one of the high-impact personalities we are featuring in our book).

Let me ask you, when was the last time you saw two progressive journalists dominating a major cable channel for even 5 minutes and having an interesting, journalistic, topical conversation that didn’t involve defending themselves from loud-mouth pundits or having to scream over the conservative blow hards? If you know the last time, let me know, but I surely can’t think of it. I’m sure that this has to do with MSNBC’s bottom-line decision to go more “left”–but I’m not going to argue with it. Watch the clip.