FOX: "They've Got It Made."

If former FOX News media maven Eric Burns harbors any animosity NOW toward his ex-employer, you'd never know it.  Eric to the AP's David Bauder in "With Obama In Office Fox News Finds Its Stride":

"Fox is much more firmly established than it has ever been," said Eric Burns, former host of Fox's "News Watch" media criticism show. "It has been in existence for 13 years. It knows its base. And it knows its base is bigger than CNN or MSNBC."

Just from the e-mails he got at "News Watch," Burns, the former "News Watch" host, said he understands the devotion of Fox's fans. Many Fox fans feel their point of view wasn't expressed on TV, and will be forever grateful to someone who does. The brand loyalty "exceeds the loyalty, I'll bet, to any other network except maybe ESPN to sports fans," he said.

With Obama in office, he's bullish about Fox's future. "They've got it made," Burns said. "They've got it made for four years."

No shit, Sherlock. Maybe the author and Emmy winner wants his weekend "News Watch" hosting gig back that competed with Howard Kurtz's CNN "Reliable Sources."   Fox fired Burns in February 2008 after 10 years at the network.  I remember when Burns was a staple of NBC News in the 1970s and 80s.  I always admired his work.