] CNN will probably fold "Crossfire" into its other
] programming, perhaps as an occasional segment on the
] daytime show "Inside Politics," said Jonathan Klein, who
] was appointed in late November as chief executive of
] CNN's U.S. network.

] Klein on Wednesday told Carlson, one of the four
] "Crossfire" hosts, that CNN would not be offering him a
] new contract.

] The bow-tied wearing conservative pundit got into a
] public tussle last fall with comic Jon Stewart, who has
] been critical of cable political programs that devolve
] into shoutfests.

] "I guess I come down more firmly in the Jon Stewart
] camp," Klein told The Associated Press.

] He said all of the cable networks, including CNN, have
] overdosed on programming devoted to arguing over issues.
] Klein said he wants more substantive programming that is
] still compelling.

] "I doubt that when the president sits down with his
] advisers they scream at him to bring him up to date on
] all of the issues," he said. "I don't know why we don't
] treat the audience with the same respect."

It seems Jon Stewart's appearance on Crossfire got some important people thinking.