Why?
Listen, I know a lot of you new posters want the colors flip flopped but you're really confusing me with that blue avatar.
Well, whatever, but...
Maddow seems very intelligent, and (from what I've seen of her) she can express her point of view without being an asshole about it. I caught her on "Race for the White House" one day last year, filling in for David Gregory as moderator, and there was no way of knowing which side of the aisle she came from. She was able to remain completely objective, and I was really impressed. I also caught her on Air America a couple of times (where she has almost no reason to be accomodating) and she was still extremely sensible.
I've heard her on Air America a few times, and she came off as arrogant and holier than thou, especially when talking about Republicans. Her tv show is better though.