In case you're wondering, I'm with Bill O'Reilly in his spat with George Will. Will is the consummate Washington insider and a longtime Reagan loyalist. His aim is not to see the truth about Reagan get out, but to hide inconvenient or unflattering truths about the man he adores. I despise that mentality. O'Reilly, by contrast, is first and foremost a journalist. He wants the truth to come out, warts and all. It's an undeniable fact that White House insiders were worried about Reagan's competence late in his second term. Why is that embarrassing? Trying to hide it is what's embarrassing. George Will disgusts me. When he says that O'Reilly is "doing the work of the American Left," he's saying that he (Will) cares more about Reagan's public image than about the truth. That's the mark of an ideologue, and I hate ideologues. George Will may as well be on the payroll of Nancy Reagan, whose only aim in life is to deify her dear Ronnie. (Compare Elizabeth Bacon Custer, who spent the final 57 years of her life glorifying her husband.)
O’Reilly v. Will
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