Chris Wallace's talks with Howie Carr are usually very tongue-in-cheek. While I suspect he regards his father as wrong, I think he is exaggerating his opinion for entertainment value.
Again:
" Wallace Jr. quickly dispelled any notion that he was joking. When Carr suggested that his comments were likely to be covered by NewsMax, he responded: 'You know what? Fine. Go ahead. Call them. That's fine. I'll stand by that.' "
A few weeks ago Chris described Mitt Romney as "an enormously attractive man" on Howie's show, and Howie hasn't let Chris live it down. So Chris knew what he was getting into here.
I've been so furious over his program...kicking Rove around, W around, Delay, anything republican. He's been on the DNC bandwagon...I've been screaming about getting Tony Snow back in that slot. So he could be trying to show the right...dishing his Dad (which Mikey should be) will help him KEEP HIS JOB.