I think he grasps issues just fine. Glenn Beck's problem is that he's chiefly interested in the promotion of Glenn Beck, and he promotes himself, almost always, by portraying himself as an outlier--not one of the conservative rabble. And in his mind, the best way to portray himself as an outlier is to say something shocking, no matter how lacking in common sense it is. With Beck, always remember that promotion, not decency, is the object.
Why is Beck on the loose???