Hey, Ana...I have two words for you: Sue. Ellicott.

We all know about those TV pairings made in hell: Barbara Walters and Harry Reasoner, Connie Chung and Dan Rather, Star Jones and just about anybody.

But while the prospect of Marc Maron doing a cable political show to run opposite the Sabbath Gasbags of the networks is sheer genius, pairing him with that twit Ana Marie Cox is one of the most boneheaded moves we at Brilliant Central have ever heard. But that is the rumor:

Gaggle, a live political gabfest featuring growed-up blogger Ana Marie Cox, now the Washington editor of Time.com, and former Air America Radio talker Marc Maron, will have its debut at the U.S. Comedy Festival next month. It's currently conceived as a one-off panel just for the HBO-sponsored fest, which serves as a sort of live development slate for the network. But a source tells Radar that HBO is testing the waters for a Sunday morning alternative to Meet the Press and This Week With George Stephanopoulos that would feature Cox, Maron, and two rotating panelists grilling whatever political figures they can convince to appear.

I'll still watch, though. And take bets on how long it will take Marc Maron to mop the floor with the former Anal Sex Rumor Queen of Washington DC.