Washington DC — Sitting amongst four tv monitors as I work, the blur of talking heads discussing Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, Donald Trump and all the other irrelevancies and trivialities now considered "news" whisks by.
But every so often, a new talking head with an air of substance and gravitas — CDC’s Julie Gerberding for instance — emerges on the scene.
Richard Falkenrath, CNN’s security analyst, is one of those people.
A Bush Administration veteran, Falkenrath not only has access to excellent white house sources to provide guidance on his commentary and analysis, he’s substantive and authoritative without being a stiff.
Time for him to call his agent and get more dough and a longer contract from CNN.