You know what, we'll bum him one

In his final act of being a warm body at the helm of Meet The Press following Tim Russert's death, Tom Brokaw grilled President-elect Barack Obama on his inability to completely quit smoking.

Great line of questioning Tom, really incisive journalism that gets right to the heart of what the nation should be concerned about as Obama takes office.

Given the scope and magnitude of the messes he's inheriting, we think the guy ought to be allowed a couple burns a day, at least until things start looking up.

And here's to new host David Gregory passing a stress test.