“I admire Eric Bolling’s self control in not cold cocking Juan Williams........”
Actually, behind the scenes, I wonder if Bolling had something to do with Beckel coming back. He and Beckel got along quite well in spite of their political differences. In fact, Beckel would go over to Bolling’s house to go swimming in his pool during the summer and to hang out. I don’t think Bolling got along with Juan on or off stage, at all. I smell Bolling’s fine hand behind this change. Good.
You may have something there. If I remember correctly, Beckel credits Bolling for saving his life. It seems to me Bob was choking and Eric performed the Heimlich maneuver on him. Ever since then, they were pretty close on the air.
While I don’t agree with him politically, Beckel was always fun to watch. His flirting with Kimberly and his propensity for dropping “F” bombs on the air were legion. He also took Obama to task for NOT calling terrorists “radical Islamic”.
I look forward to his return.