FYI, I wasn't viewing him through any lens, so to speak, it was just a plain question. My point in mentioning it is that he doesn't seem to come from an ideological perspective.
I like Barnes but take him with a grain, as he does as you describe and echoes Rush. And Brit is pretty funny the way he can slap down Juan Williams so casually.
Juan Williams appears as a lib, but I bet he doesn't live like one.