There's a lot of self-congratulatory back-patting going on among some lefty bloggers for MSNBC's decision to drop Republican pollster Frank Luntz from its presidential debate coverage. (Luntz was going to perform a live "focus group" meeting measuring response of voters to the debate in its aftermath.)

A few liberals complained to the network that Luntz might not be impartial.

Unlike Dan Rather at CBS, though, nobody seemed to present any actual problems with Luntz's work product - past or present (just Luntz's connections and party registration.) If anything, Luntz's work in the recent past seemed somewhat accurate.

No word from CNN on whether it will drop James Carville and/or Paul Begala - now advisors to Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign - from its campaign coverage; or from MSNBC on whether it will drop Chris Matthews, a former aide to the late Tip O'Neill, the legendary Democratic speaker of the House; or from ABC News on whether it will drop former top aide to President Clinton, George Stephanopolous, from its coverage.