Donny Deutsch to Anchor on MSNBC

Gaw. Deutsch just makes me grind my teeth ever since he bought off Mika's anger with a pair of expensive shoes and she gushed like an imbecile. Lord, I'm going to have to really start trying to appreciate talk radio... Or hope Shuster gets his CNN show soon.

Former CNBC host Donny Deutsch will be anchoring the 3pmET hour next week on MSNBC. Since David Shuster's suspension earlier this month MSNBC has had a revolving door of anchors at both 10amET and 3pmET and next week, Deutsch gets the slot.

Deutsch's CNBC show "The Big Idea" was shelved in Dec. 2008. He's been appearing as a guest on MSNBC since.

Evening Distraction

Sullivan says it's real but I don't believe him. Ewwwwww.

White House Seeks to Engage Republicans

Blech. More "Please, please, PUHLEEZE work with us!! We looove you!!". Via Taegan-

White House political adviser David Axelrod tells Mike Allen the White House is looking for more opportunities to involve Republicans in the tough choices necessary in governing, like President Obama did last Friday taking questions at the House Republican retreat.

Said Axelrod: "You can't have a situation where we're governing and they're simply running an election campaign. Everybody's got to pick up an oar here and row, if we're going to get to where we need to go. Those guys were kind of free riders in the first year. The boat's got a lot of freight."

Also interesting: "There was not one minute of prep here -- I guarantee it. He left here for Baltimore on the helicopter, and we didn't have any discussion about Q-and-A. It was thoroughly spontaneous, at least from our end."

May I Just Say...

It really messes up my day when the first face I see in the morning is Liz Cheney's...

"Holiday Parking Hell"

Some holiday cheer erm, music for you. If you're going shopping today you have my sympathy. From our friends at Parody and Son.