John King to replace Lou Dobbs

By GottaLaff

I'm not a big fan of Mr. Dana Bash, but he's a little better than his predecessor. He'll keep doing State of the Union, just by the way:

Heading into the critical 2010 midterm elections, CNN will launch a new weekday political program that will be hosted by award winning correspondent John King. [...]

Early next year, King will move into the 7 p.m. ET time slot that was previously held by longtime CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, who announced Wednesday that he was leaving the network.

"The program will reflect what CNN is all about: straight facts from our anchors and the widest range of opinions from across the political spectrum," Jonathan Klein, president of CNN/U.S., said in the network's statement.

That "straight facts" line? It wasn't exactly a straight fact. We've all seen "The Most Trusted Name in News" drop Rushpublic talking points, including memes emanating from Fox, and fail to challenge misinformation.

What's done is done. Now, how about MSNBC dumping Pat Buchanan?