By Comparison

I really think that Bill O'Reilly should take Sean Hannity out to dinner. In fact, I think he should probably be doing it on a regular basis. I mean, think about it here. Who in the hell over at Fox has done more to make Bill O'Reilly look like a reasonable person than Sean Hannity? And, yes, me-buckos, because of that, is there not at least the littlest gratitude that's appropriate?..............................................................................I mean, don't get me wrong here, folks. O'Reilly can clearly still be a boorish paranoid fool on occasion. But so, too, has he treated Obama with a reasonable degree of respect (not as much as he showed Bush, granted). That and, yes, he can show independence at times. For example, Mr. O'Reilly is against the death penalty. He's also been a fierce critic of Wall Street and, especially, the big oil companies..........................................................................Of course, what makes the far right most infuriated is when O'Reilly criticizes them (right-wing radio, in particular). During the health-care debate, for example, O'Reilly criticized the right for their "not wanting to do anything." That is crazy" was what he also went on to say. I mean, seriously here, can you ever imagine Hannity saying that? That frigging guy NEVER goes off the reservation...........................................................................Now, granted, O'Reilly doesn't necessarily always display this independent streak. He doesn't show it near enough in fact. But like I said at the beginning of this, he's a damn sight better than the fellow who "follows" him.