PJB was hired becuase he would make most of viewers think he was a typical Repubican. PJB's job was to make a poor presentation of the rights views on all subjects and lose to the Democrat. Just as Alan Colmes job is to do alousy job for the left and always lose to Hannity.
Ted Turner loved PJB. As Ted used to say, "When you want an inept right wing idiot, PJB is hard to beat."
As Ted used to say
A little hearsay from Pope basher Turner? Ted made money with Pat and then Crossfire was a success, Pat always won the argument.
Comparing Colmes with Pat? Pat was an advisor to 3 presidents, author of 3 best selling books, widely read syndicated columnist, wrote the Republican Party platform, won control of the Reform Party, ran twice for president, won state primaries only to be dumped on by his own party of wall to wall neocons.
Now, tell me about Colmes.
Pat is a conservative and probably one of the role models of McClintock, the next Governor of California.