Britt Hume is stepping down as Fox News anchor. He will become a part-time pundit by year's end.
But Hume says he's lost his enthusiasm because of "this poisonous atmosphere in Washington over the last 14 or 15 years. ... Sparks are what make news — there's dissent and disagreement, intense feelings and so on, which all contribute to an untidy and at times ugly, but nonetheless newsworthy, atmosphere."
I love this quote. I don't disagree with it, but I can't think of too many people who have been more poisonous to the atmosphere of news reporting.
"We've certainly been a forum, as everybody else has, for the arguments of the day," Hume replied. "We are more a reflection of it, I think, than a cause."
Sure you are, Britt. Sure you are.
Britt sees the writing on the wall. I wonder how many more wingnut "journalists" are going to lose their passion for their work now that they see their dream of a permanent wingnut majority swirl down the drain.