I *am* a regular "Five" watcher - have it on now, as a matter of fact (TIVO'd) - but I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth:
Juan Williams is a vast improvement over Beckel - Juan even stays awake!
I suspect that Bob Beckel was having great difficulty in just sitting through each day’s program while trying to defend the liberal seat and was on heavy pain meds. That by itself is a major additional problem because of his past history of addiction to alcohol.
My personal opinion about Juan Williams is that Roger Ailes should have left him to find his own way after NPR fired him for being too “moderate”. He is a very good writer according to my wife who knows these things and I agree with her that writing is his field and being a regular panelist on Fox News Channel shows is not. At first, I thought it was a humane and smart move on Ailes part but after watching him fill in on the panel of shows I watch frequently (The Five, Special Report) I began to realize that I can’t stand his method of arguing which consists of a “Bidenesque” smirking, grimacing and talking over people which obscures the good points that he makes. At any rate, the world would be a deadly dull and boring place without differing opinions. They’re as enjoyable as is FNC.