It's official: Keith Olbermann is God

You all know that I am an occasional worshipper at the altar of Marc Maron. And God knows, Maron may be the funniest man in America today not named "Paul Rudnick." But those of you who read my Brilliant 25 of 2005 know that there is one other commentator on the national scene these days who came out ahead of not just Marc Maron, but also the Holy Duality that is Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

That rarefied individual is one Keith Olbermann: Former and current sports guy and the last journalist in America who still thinks aspiring to be like Edward R. Murrow is a good thing.

And if you weren't yet convinced of the worthiness of Keith Olbermann to be placed ahead of not just Stewart and Colbert and Maron, but also of such heroes of the progressive movement as Russ Feingold, Paul Hackett, and John Murtha, this piece of video ought to convince you.

I can't help but think that somewhere, Ed Murrow is applauding -- even though Olbermann's approach is a bit different from what Murrow would have done.