Candy Crowley finally rises to the top ...

I listened to Ms. Crowley and admired her work when she was a correspondent for KYW Radio in Philadelphia and followed her rise through NBC and then to CNN as I moved about the country.  Candy, a few months younger than me, was always a "big" woman and that, right or wrong, limited her advancement.

Finally, she's been appointed to a position that suits her talents and I couldn't be happier for her.

Candy Crowley will succeed John King as anchor of CNN's Sunday morning program, "State of the Union."

"Candy's rare combination of shrewd insight and healthy irreverence for the games politicians play has made her one of the most honored political journalists and a cult figure among CNN viewers," CNN/US President Jon Klein said in an announcement. "Every Sunday she'll translate Washington-speak into plain English that every American can understand, as she has been doing better than any reporter on the beat for decades."