Uber-blogger and Essex Junction resident Steve Benen has a new gig. From his latest post at “Political Animal”

I’m going to be a producer for “The Rachel Maddow Show” and an MSNBC contributor. Don’t worry, I’ll still be blogging; I’ll just be writing at a new online home.

[…] I always said I wouldn’t leave this job unless something truly special came along, and fortunately for me, something did. The chance to work for Rachel and MSNBC is a dream gig that I couldn’t be more excited about.

Congratulations Steve! You’ll have a blast.

Steve and Eve are not planning on moving (according to Eve’s Facebook page). That’s gonna be a hell of a commute.