"Although some left wing journalists will deny it, there is a very intense culture war in progress throughout the USA. On one side are traditional Americans who believe the country was well founded and big changes are not needed in our country. On the other side are secular progressives who believe the USA is a flawed country and a drastic overhaul is needed. In Wednesday's New York Times, a group called 'The Campaign to Defend the Constitution' attacked three traditional leaders - James Dobson, Ralph Reed, and Rev. Louis Shelton. The ad and a TV spot accused them of 'being knee deep in the Jack Abramoff scandal.' In the small print, you'll find The Tides Center, a group that has ties to George Soros and other far left financiers, and the Fenton Group, a communications operation that has represented Cindy Sheehan. The Factor has confirmed that Ralph Reed did do work for Jack Abramoff and was well paid. Rev. Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition may have received a $25,000 donation from a company Abramoff represented. But we could find no evidence that James Dobson or his group directly received money from Abramoff. So at this point the ad is only partially true, with the possibility that Dobson and Sheldon were smeared. The Factor will continue to investigate."

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James Dobson, founder of the conservative Focus on the Family, joined The Factor to defend himself against the charges. "This is absolutely scandalous - a full page ad implying that we have something in common with Abramoff. I have never met the man, never talked with him, and have never taken a cent from anyone having to do with the fight against gambling. We fight gambling because it's a curse and we are morally opposed, not because there is some financial gain. These are lies!" The Factor suggested that Dobson might have been slandered. "You may have a good lawsuit against these groups. They're saying that Ralph Reed may have funneled money to you, but if he never did this is smearing you. I have never seen the level of overwhelming hatred coming from the secular progressives to people like you and me."

"Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher has revealed that she was molested as a child by her uncle, and much later came forward and helped police put him away. Psychotherapist Sheenah Hankin, who urges her patients to identify past abusers, explained why so many victims are reluctant to do so. "Kids blame themselves if anything bad happens to them. They often like the person who did it, sexual molesters are often very charming. They don't want to deal with this, and fear they'll be ridiculed as dirty and disgusting." The Factor applauded Hatcher for coming forward, and urged other victims to do the same. "You should summon up the courage to do it, because Ms. Hatcher's testimony put this guy away for 14 years. No one is going to hold it against someone who was molested when they were five years old."

Former Enron executive Andrew Fastow has been giving what seems like devastating testimony against his former bosses Jeffrey Skilling and Ken Lay. But Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto predicted Lay and Skilling will walk. "I think they will get off. You can have indignation at what happened, but you have to be able to connect Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling to it. If you think it's a slam dunk case, I'm here to tell you it's not." The Factor pointed out that he was right and Cavuto was wrong about Martha Stewart's conviction, and predicted that Lay and Skilling will follow in Stewart's shackled footsteps. "I don't like these guys because they screwed so many people. Other witnesses are going to say these guys cooked the books."

According to a new book, baseball's Barry Bonds has ingested and injected steroids for years. Meanwhile, Minnesota Vikings football players are facing charges after a wild sex party aboard two cruise ships. Two of the Vikings allege that they're being selectively prosecuted because they are black, but sports radio host Dan Cole claimed the racism charge seem far-fetched. "I don't think racism was involved, but it could be that their celebrity status has something to do with it." As for Barry Bonds, Cole portrayed the new book as severely damaging. "By all accounts Bonds is a walking apothecary. He spent years using with all sorts of pills and creams, and people want an admission." The Factor questioned why the Bonds story continues to make news. "I thought we all knew that he took steroids. I have no use for Barry Bonds, but we all know the guy did it. I think the press hates him and that's what this is all about."

20-year old Adrian Missbrenner has been found not guilty of raping a 16-year old girl at a party. A guest at the 2002 party videotaped Missbrenner and two other men having what they claim was consensual sex with the girl. Chicago anchor Walter Jacobson, who interviewed Missbrenner, described him as unrepentant. "He is a very arrogant, tough young man who was engaged in some terrible moral behavior. The boys took their turns with her, spit on her body, and drew graffiti on her body. But two juries found him and his pals not guilty of rape."

A former spokesman for the brutal Taliban regime is being allowed to take courses at Yale University; meanwhile, the Yale Law School lost its fight to keep military recruiters off campus. Yale student Zvika Krieger defended the presence of the former Taliban official. "People are intrigued to have a real person who was involved in some momentous things in history. If we're ever going to win the war on terror, we have to understand our enemy. What better way than to engage him than in an academic context?" Andrew Bender, a rare Yale conservative, declared that many students are unhappy about having a student with past terror connections. "According to a study, 85% of Yale students identify themselves as liberal. But I've talked to people and they seem to be split about 50-50 on this issue." The Factor cheerfully pointed out that Yale Law School's position on military recruiters was unanimously rejected by the Supreme Court. "It seems to me that these brilliant lawyers getting beat 8-0 doesn't look too good on their resumes. They're trying to teach people law and they go in and get their butt kicked. I guess I'd want a refund if I were at the law school."

Paula Riehle, Chicago, IL: "Bill, I am disgusted by your handling of the prosecutor. He would not answer your question about why he didn't recommend jail time and you let him get away with it."

Edward La Brecque, San Diego, CA: "Bill, you had the prosecutor squirming and clearly revealed that all he did at sentencing was roll over and play dead."

Anthony Spout, Lowellville, OH: "O'Reilly, your crusade against child molesters is unwarranted. These men have mental problems and all you want to do is lock them up."

Terry Goulden, Westerville, OH: "Regarding the Judge Connor situation, I have been a police officer in this county for eight years. Few criminals are sentenced to prison here."