O’Reilly is not as bad as he’s often made out to be. He’s solid on a few conservative issues, but too often soft on others. But as you said, he’s a self-described Independent.
As Miller pointed out the other night on O’Reilly’s program, it’s time for Bill to wake up and stop referring to Obama as a “nice guy”. Miller was rather candid about O’Reilly’s political ignorance.
He's far more, explicitly conservative in person, on his traveling dog-and-pony show. On TV, he pulls his punches. That's why I no longer watch him.
Beyond "soft." He's a full-throated liberal on gun control and the death penalty.