I know that I keep saying that I'll stop watching Fox News and MSNBC but I keep tuning in. I also waste too much time on The Fox Nation which is honestly embarrassing with the ridiculous spin it puts on stories and the constant and unrelenting Obama bashing. What was really funny was that today they took umbrage over the President saying that Fox was "devoted" to criticizing him. Mind you, this was on a site that was filled with anti-Obama administration articles. The reader comments also missed the fact that Obama's answer wasn't really attacking Fox News; the interviewer asked if the President thought that he wasn't getting enough criticism and if that was bad for the country. He cited Fox as always criticizing him so the idea that nobody is calling him out seemed like a weak argument. Maybe he shouldn't have used the word "devoted" but to try to make it into a controversy is odd. There's also an unsettling us vs. them attitude on the entire site, although that shouldn't be surprising since the Left cultivated the same Us & Them attitude during the Bush years.

On the bright side, Bill O'Reilly actually identified the tenuous position that President Obama is in with Iran. Sean Hannity, unfortunately, pulled his usua routine; he questioned Obama's restraint in denouncing the election... and then moments later, in what he considered a different thought, started talking about how Mousavi was a leader in the Iranian nuclear program and how he's not really a moderate. It was almost like he was hedging his bet so that if Obama did speak out, he could rail against the President backing Mousavi.

That being said, I think the President's health care idea might need to go. I know that the co-op compromise isn't perfect but I think it's a good first step and might eventually lead to more public support for the government assisted system. Also, the pork system is still all-systems-go in D.C. It was probably unrealistic to think that Obama could change it (especially in less than a year) but if he spent as much time publicizing the problems with earmarks as opposed to just giving one speech/TV appearance after another, he could help the cause.

Anyway, add Tuning Out MSNBC/Fox News to my list of new mid-year resolutions.