Some of you might have thought that, given his performances both in 1998 and in recent years, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann skews a little bit toward one side politically. Perish the thought. From a Los Angeles Times profile :

The longtime sportscaster, who doesn’t vote and eschews any political identity — “I may be a Whig, possibly a Free-Soiler,” he quipped — has nevertheless become an unexpected folk hero for the frustrated left.