I don't restrict my sources of information to people who agree with me.
I read up on the staff, and who supports the Texas Tribune the first time I read a Perry article written by them. I was fully expecting one hatchet job after another. So far, it's not the case.
As far as Batchelor goes, he is a well connected guy with a very informative show. Larry Kudlow, a frequent guest, was on the show praising Perry for chewing on Bernanke’s ass.
Don't listen to him if you don't want, but just because Batchelor has a Salon reporter on his panel of guests won't suddenly change my well-grounded conservative views.
I also monitor the TT. And it does a lot of hard news that can be interesting, but the hatchet jobs are quite frequent. They also never say an unkind word about Our Precious.