You nailed it.
Now, Fox is leagues better than its competition, but I also get tired of the schtick, where they let idiots scream at one another and call it "fair and balanced".
And I tired long ago of O'Reilly's routine, where he presents himself as the sane alternative to two straw man arguments.
I would not call Ryan an "inside the beltway hack", in fact I like him a great deal. But I also like Bachmann a great deal and am more interested in what she has to say than either Ryan or Obama. Palin is almost certain to comment, and when she does I'll want to hear that too.
Fox (and CNN and the rest) are conditioning us to get our news from news collection sites like FR, and from places like you-tube. They may not realize they are undercutting themselvs by not showing Bachmann when she is precisely who we want to hear from. I'm glad GOP is promoting Ryan, but Bachmann is becoming a force in her own right.
Well I get concerned when the likes of Krauthammer and others praise Ryan.
Take a look at Michelle’s post today on Ryan’s voting debacles, this guy is not someone I look up to thats for sure.