Daily Kos readers are starting to ask where their deity is:

After a full week of a Keith-less Countdown; “Keith Olbermann has the night off,” is turning into MSNBC’s, “Hiking the Appalachian Trail.” Nothing against David Shuster, as he does a good job, but the reason I have tuned into Countdown from the beginning is because of Keith.
If Keith is going to take extended, unexplained absences, he’s going to have to let “Worst Person in the World” go. Right now it’s essentially proprietary and only featured on the show when the show features Keith Olbermann. When Keith does come back, maybe he should name himself “Worse Person in the World” for leaving so long and so often.