I look at it only as an opposition viewpoint. I want to know what they are thinking and what their latest stalking points will be. You always get a birds eye view of that on some of the shows MTP in particular.
If you look at the shows from a viewpoint of "fair and balanced" you will always be disappointed, it's only a matter of degree.
It's been years since I had any idea of fairness or balance on these programs, but this is over the top. Russert claims to be a serious "journalist" but he blows this "nontroversy" (great word) up when he knows there is nothing to it because his goal is to do damage to McChimpy Bushitler. That he would treat this thinnest of gruel as a real issue diminishes him to the point of non-existence for me.