MSNBC

(via TNR's list of 30 influential people in an Obama Administration)

30. Phil Griffin
President, MSNBC
He's the man who unleashed Olbermann and Maddow-and made MSNBC msnbc the left's answer to Fox. It's been ratings gold, but the Obama administration poses a slew of knotty dilemmas: Will Olbermann and Maddow defend the administration against its critics? Or will they fulminate when it inevitably disappoints Obama's lefty fans? By all accounts Griffin, recently described as a "hippie," isn't exactly a disciplinarian. Olbermann once declared, "Phil thinks he's my boss."

I agree - this will be interesting. Obviously, the reason MSNBC has become such an outlet for unabashed liberals is because W. is our President. I'm curious to see if it becomes a cheerleader for the new administration. My hunch is that it won't. Foremost, Obama's more pragmatic and centrist than people give him credit for, and he's likely to annoy the lefties (see Maddow's interview with Obama last week where she couldn't get him to bash Republicans) - therefore I suspect that there will be ample opportunity for Maddow and Olbermann to criticize Obama. Although I doubt he'll ever be the "worst person in the world".