I usually laugh, since the ABC station I listen to is 770 in NYC. They have wall to wall conservative shows on the air that have often already refuted some of the more outrageous stuff on the top and bottom of the hour news. ;-)
First up was a foreign policy 'expert', which they loudly trumpeted as working for the Reagan, Bush, and (suddenly mumbled) Clinton administrations, implying that he was oh so impartial.
The real problem is the dumbed down American public that will buy that. If people were properly educated and maybe a little more cynical, they might question why a 'career' civil servant is now a pundit.
I know what you mean. The other day Jennings was going on about something in the top of the hour news. I just laughed. Those who listen to 770 usually know their stuff, and dismiss Jennings and anything he has to say. His voice on that station is like a gnat that needs swatting.