I am disappointed, though not terribly surprised, in NBC's choice of David Gregory to be the next moderator of Meet the Press.  I was hoping for someone more forward looking, who will move the show to a 21st century approach (whatever that is!).  While I may be in a distinct minority on this point, I believe the media definitely need to provide at least one Sunday show that works hard at being objective both in choice of guests and in the moderator's perspective and tone of questioning.  That is not to say that questions should be milque-toast.  Questiononing can be probing, inciteful without being offensive or demeaning.

With the many options available online, all partisan and ideological voices can now be heard without fear of being marginalized or drowned out.  What we need is an intentional choice to provide a forum to draw out the authentic voice of the guests in perhaps an even disarming way, rather than what is becoming so prevalent, the gotcha, antagonistic approach that forces a guarded, even at times defensive, response.

David Gregory does not fit the bill.  He, more than some I think would have been better, is not very good at objectivity.  His bias creeps in even when he does not appear to want it to.  He is also not as articulate as I think is needed for a moderator.  Maybe it is too much in our post-post-modern era to expect that a journalist/moderator would choose to strive to be the ultimate in objectivity because it would mean refraining from any editorial comment and forgoing the attack-dog tone and style that seems to be so dominant these days.

Here ends the wishful thinking.