Scott you are right on one front as Walter retired he came out of the closet so to speak.
He was a serious leftwinger and probably always was. All that beind said though you must admit while he was on the air and doing his job he pretty much called it down the middle and left his politics out of it. This is something very very few journalist can do today, for that I will admire and respect the man's legacy as a top notch newsman.