Though Colmes identifies himself as a liberal and has even written a book about the supremacy of liberal politics<ref>Red, White & Liberal: How Left is Right and Right is Wrong (ISBN 0-06-056297-8)</ref>, he is perceived by many as a, "quisling," and a "milquetoast" strawman for allowing Hannity to regularly talk over Colmes and generally disparage liberal thought, without adequate recourse. | Though Colmes identifies himself as a liberal and has even written a book about the supremacy of liberal politics<ref>Red, White & Liberal: How Left is Right and Right is Wrong (ISBN 0-06-056297-8)</ref>, he is perceived by many as a, "quisling," and a "milquetoast" strawman for allowing Hannity to regularly talk over Colmes and generally disparage liberal thought, without adequate recourse. |