I have been a fan of Bill O'Reilly for many years. Until now.I have always admired Bill's courage in speaking the truth regardless of who is to blame or who gets credit. There was a time when no spin meant no spin. In my opinion those days are over at least with regard to President Obama.  Given Bill's no spin reputation this is not only troubling but surprising. Here is my opinion and attempt at an explanation. Most people view and judge others as they view themselves. Most of us are honest, hard working people who value our personal freedom. Accordingly we tend to think that others are just like us. The more extreme a persons views the more we deny them because we just can't accept that someone could be so far out of the mainstream..This may explain Bill's reluctance to see President Obama and his agenda as motivated from a different place. For example Bill states that he believes the President is simply a mainstream liberal politician who values individual freedom, honesty, personal responsibility and the nobleness of our great country. In an attempt to explain away the extremeism of the President's beliefs Bill applies mainstream reason. For example Bill rightly asks why would Obama advocate such policies when he should know that they will result in his defeat in the next Presidential election. Great question except that the evidence indicates that this President is an eliteist who believes that he knows what's best (see health care) and once he gives it to us we will thankfully reelect him. Although the President has admitted that he wants to change America he doesn't believe that his policies are radical in the same way that most traditional Americans believe. However,  a careful review of his words, votes, policies and associations demonstrate that he is nothing short of a radical idealogue who seeks to reshape America in the mold of the social democracies of Europe.

In my opinion Bill is also misinterpreting what it means to be fair and balanced as an opinion journalist. While I admire his attempt to present both sides both sides don't necessarily merit equal standing.  For instance if we are debating the economic success of tax cuts versus government spending to "stimulate" economic growth it is disingeniious to permit each side to appear to have equal merit. As an opinion journalist, who knows the historical record of the success of tax cuts, Bill is obliged to inform his audience that the Kennedy, Reagan and Bush tax cuts resulted in an increase in revenue to the government while massive government spending has never resuted in economic growth. To do otherwise leaves his audience believing that  the truth is just a matter of political affiliation. That is flatly dishonest and violates Bill's assertion that he is looking out for us folks. There is nothing "fair and balanced" about not calling a lie a lie.  

It is very frustrating for a trial lawyer, like myself, to hear Bill repeatedly say that he is not going to judge Obama's motivation by the policies his administration advocates, by the words he has spoken as a State Senator, U.S. Senator, candidate and President (see desire for a single payer system), by the people he has chosen to be a part of his administration (some of whom are radical far left marxists), by his personal and political associations (see Bill Ayers, Rev. Wright and Acorn) and so on. Such circumstantial evidence is overpowereing proof of what the President believes and what type of future he seeks for America. This type of proof is accepted in courts everyday to establish the truth. Moreover, it's how each of us form our opinions about people and the world around us everyday. The sad reality of  Bill pretending that we can't piece together the motives of an individual from his or her conduct is that the truth becomes the victim of no spin. 
Power, arrogance, ideaology and eliteism is what drives this President. He acts as if he feels that he is a transcendent politician who knows better than everyone what is best for all and will stop at nothing to get us to take our medicine. He is arrogant enough to believe that once we take our medicine we will realize that he was right all along and in gratitude we will bow at his altar and thankfully reelect him.

I believe that Bill is an honest, fair minded individual who needs to reasses his position on President Obama so he truly is looking out for us folks. In the meanwhile I'll get my news from Beck.

P.S. Please forgive any typos in this or my earlier blog as my computer skills are somewhat lacking. Please have patience and focus on the content as I'll get better as we go along. Thank you.