Beck is a total douche. He probably does as much damage to the GOP's appearance in the eyes of independents as Sarah Palin does....which is saying a lot.
Ask one of the uninformed millions who they think of when they hear "Republican" and you're probably at least 10 times more likely to hear them say "Glen Beck" than you are "Chris Christie" or "Allen West," and that is really unfortunate for a country that's in mid-swirl around the shower drain.