In some ways this doesn't totally mean he has a liberal tilt, it could mean he wants to replace Dan Rathers or any opening and is trying to suck up. Which is stupid because if you've read "Weapons of Mass Distortion" it predicts fox news to be on top in everything by 2006.
Why? Network news is obsolete; it is the 8-track cassette tape to the cable and Internet news' digital tunes. O'Reilly screwed his audience and Fox viewers for personal gain, which he won't get any. Nobody's going to watch him now and he'll shrivel up into another Chris Matthews.
maybe if O'Reilly leaves Fox can get a real conservative in the 8-9 spot. Hannity's a good show, but Colmes...