Didn't get up at 5:30am to watch live, but caught Brit in his last 5 min with panel - now looking forward to seeing the interviews in a few minutes.
Like you, I wish Brit were handling the interviews, but, watching him on the panel for that 5 min. here is what I came up with ....
Brit handles all interviews, then writes the questions for the panel host - Mike Wallace - but sits as a panelist and is given an aggressive role in answering the questions and correcting when necessary.
:-) It's Chris Wallace. Honestly, he is a lot better than his father.