Bret Baier to be Named Host of Fox's "Special Report"

Same damn thing as Hume except with a babyface.

Breaking: Fox News will name Bret Baier as the new anchor of "Special Report," TVNewser has learned.

Baier becomes anchor of the show after the New Year. He had been Brit Hume's primary fill-in. Hume's final "Special Report" airs tonight at 6pmET.

Here's a gathering of Baier's greatest hits via Media Matters, but this little tidbit shows his bona fides to take over for Hume since he's got the talking points down (video above)-

On the December 17 edition of Fox News' Special Report, Fox News chief White House correspondent Bret Baier aired an interview he conducted with President Bush, in which he asked Bush: "Do you believe that there hasn't been a terrorist attack on U.S. soil in more than seven years because of the policies your administration has implemented?"

Baier's question tracked a talking point that the Los Angeles Times reported was in a "two-page memo" that was sent by the White House "to Cabinet members and other high-ranking officials" and that "offers a guide for discussing Bush's eight-year tenure during their public speeches."