Television makes us atheoretical, just as it makes us a historical. It invites us to dwell in the moment and nowhere else. And that is where cynicism resides as well. Sen. John F. Kennedy, TV Guide, Nov., 1959. William Kristol, The New Yorker, May 22, 1995.
Television is the enemy of complexity.
You rarely have time to express the fine points, the caveats, the context of your subject. You're always being interrupted just as you try to make a larger point. What makes you look weak and vacillating is an acknowledgement that your case is not airtight, that the other side may have a valid point. We don't need proof on this show. When Democrats are involved, all we need is the appearance of impropriety.