Politico is now reporting that Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama’s communications director throughout the campaign, will be named White House Press Secretary. The Alabama-born Gibbs has been seen on many talk shows throughout the campaign, but is going to catapault to a whole new level of recognition as press secretary, joining such names as Ari Fleischer, Scott McClellan and Dana Perino.

Most people will say this is a good call because Gibbs has “unquestioned authority, access and institutional memory. “ The offer hasn’t been accepted yet, but could anyone really say no? More details to follow.