John LeBoutillier

About the author: John LeBoutillier is a NewsMax.com pundit, a former U.S. congressman from New York, and a political commentator on many national talk show programs, including the Today show, ABC's 20/20, Nightline, and CNN's Crossfire.

Some liberals believe that right-wing talk radio shows have persuaded former Democrats to embrace conservative beliefs. In fact, most people who listen to talk radio are already conservative. They are fed up with the liberal bias they see in the mainstream media and are grateful for a forum for their views. While a few wealthy liberals are planning to start a left-wing talk radio network, they will find that it is not wanted or needed. Their liberal messages will fall on deaf ears in a radio format patronized mainly by conservatives.

Yesterday [February 17, 2003] in the...