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Here's the deal with Glenn Beck. He can be highly entertaining and informative. I probably agree with him on his stands on most issues. Having said that, he is a doom-and-gloomer. He tells us over and over how horrible things are. As for the solutions, he speaks in generalaties, such as "stop the spending". But he never gives credit when credit is due when something good happens. The election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts is the perfect example. Brown may not be 100% conservative on every issue, but, gee, don't you think he's a slight improvement over Teddy Kennedy??? Kennedy wanted his legacy to be government health care. Brown campaigned on being #41 (the all-important 41st vote to stop the bill in the Senate). Brown is strong on national defense and he campaigned on cutting spending, something Beck is supposedly for. So what were Beck's comments the day after Brown won? He trashed Brown for what Brown jokingly said about his daughters.

Beck's "schtick" is to tell you how HORRIBLE AND HOPELESS things are. He can't admit that anything good is happening anywhere, because he's afraid it will spoil his gig. How can he get you all riled up and angry if he does a show about something positive happening in politics. He's like a guy who believes the world is about to end due to global warming and has big ratings warning people about the dangers. Could such a guy ever show any facts or figures that dispel global warming?! Of course not. He'd lose his audience. Likewise, Beck's popularity has risen because of his doom-and-gloom theme. He's going to beat that horse until it's deader than dead. If you think I'm full of it, please provide a list of things that have happened in politics that Beck has been very happy about, excited about, and/or said it was a great thing.