I remember when HotAir first began, with Michelle Malkin and her wonderful VENT segment. The exposés she and Bryan did were amazing (Daniel Pearl murder, illegal immigration, etc).
She sold to Salem and Ed and Allah made complete left turns :(
And, they said nothing would change, after the sale. Wrong. Salem has stunk up everything (conservative) they’ve purchased.
Michelle is one of the good ones. No doubt about it.
I agree with your take on Hot Air too. It did not stay the same.