[Torie]

I can't imagine more than one guest being able, in an hour, to get in a word edgewise.

That very thought occurred to me. Richard, if Keyes gets the slot, you should counsel him. :)

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Richard, if Keyes gets the slot, you should counsel him. :)

From what I understand from one who worked for him, Alan does not listen to what he doesn't want to hear. I suppose it might be an effort in vain.

[Torie]

Actually I certainly do hope Keyes gets the slot. It will certainly be interesting. But beyond being able to handle guests properly, and allow their point of view to get out, and then engage in an effective and on point interplay (as opposed to some verbal food fight gong show thing like O'Hannity does, and all too often O'Reilly), he will need to expand his repertoire (beyond race and abortion issues which dominate his rhetoric), to have staying power. It will be interesting to see if he has the eclectic intellectual curiousity and range of say a Bill Buckley, who kept on trucking on TV with some skill for about 20 years, before he sort of ran out of gas.