There's no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something's a story because Drudge links to it.

He is Jewish on his mother's side and was raised Jewish. m. He became NBC News' political director in March 2007.

Charles David "Chuck" Todd (born April 8 1972) is the Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News as well as the host of The Daily Rundown on MSNBC. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams Today Meet the Press and MSNBC.