More MTP Speculation

Politico's Michael Calderone speculates on what comes after Russert. Gregory is mentioned, but nothing much new is added, except Joe Scarborough and Chuck Todd as long shots. 

Huffington Post's Dave Winer says Gregory is boring:

3. David Gregory seems most likely to get the job, he's covered the White House for six years, famously stood up to Scott McClellan, but frankly -- he's boring. Gregory would be a good choice if you think the Republican will win in the fall, but if it's Obama, you want someone bright and young and a little wet behind the ears, like Todd.

 Jossip reports that Gregory tramples on the reporting of others even when it's not deserved. And people are noticing.

... Gregory reportedly backstabbed a colleague in order to get on the NBC Nightly News, reporting on the Scott McClellan book scandal, all the while edging out NBC correspondent Kevin Corke, who did most of the reporting.

When news started trickling in about what McClellan would be saying in What Happened, Corke was traveling with President George Bush, who was in Colorado at the Air Force Academy. Producers had locked in Corke to report on the book’s controversy for that evening’s broadcast on May 28.

Except Gregory, who, we’re told, hasn’t appeared on Nightly News since he began his 6pm MSNBC show, made his case to anchor Brian Williams to let him lead the segment, since it was Gregory who was regularly covering McClellan two years ago, when he was White House press secretary.

“It was a classic ‘big foot’ [that] Gregory has long been known for,” says a well-placed insider.

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Says our insider: “Nobody will forgive Gregory for big footing a guy as well liked and hardworking as Corke. And the fact Gregory doesn’t see this shows just how much Gregory’s judgment is impaired.”

Gregory thinks that the press deserves no criticism for what they did before the Iraq War. Others are willing to wonder what they could have done differently. 

Matt Yglesias doesn't comment on Gregory, but sides with Chuck Todd. 

Abu Hatem rejects Gregory out of hand. 

Roadkill Refuge is not impressed with Gregory at all

David Gregory has also had an audition of sorts with his 6pm show on MSNBC, sandwiched between the live and taped versions of Hardball. But like Andrea Mitchell, he’s been fairly unwatchable when hosting a show, and worse, he rarely offers any strikingly original insights. His comments are typically a predictable brew of tepid Beltway conventional wisdom.

Inside Cable News says Gregory is the frontrunner, but also says that both Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd are more qualified.