But not a lot of pizzazz for these two in the charisma dept.  Spitzer possibly can make up for it with his in-depth knowledge of areas like finance and governance and politics, and in these areas at least I sense the lib side has a decided advantage over the conservative commentator -- not always the case when cable decides to pair up a lib with a con.  Remember the first two limp-wristed "libs" who hosted Crossfire for 15 yrs or so against fire-breathing types like Buchanan and Novak?

Parker, whose columns appear in over 400 newspapers twice a week, in April received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. She describes herself as a "rational" conservative.

I seem to recall CNN was the outlet that went live with the Gennifer Flowers joke of a tabloid press conference in the 1992 NH primary.  And I don't recall CNN as an oasis of sanity and fair play during the 98 MonicaMadness, nor do I recall Bernie & Co offering anything other than typical GOP-friendly coverage of the Repub/Scotus theft of the 2000 election.  Earlier, many had problems with the way Bernie over-personalized and sensationalized the death penalty question he put to Mike Dukakis in that debate.  

What Bernie and Aaron had was the ability to project gravitas with their sober voices and steady, experienced-anchorman demeanor.   But at key points in recent political history, I'm not sure the substance of their news broadcasts always matched the promise of their style.