"Not since the Iraq war have Americans been so bitterly divided over an issue. A new Wall Street Journal poll says 48% of Americans feel Obama-care is a bad idea; just 36% support the President's health care reform vision. The anti-Obama-care mindset is that the less government intrusion, the better off a citizen will be; the pro-Obama-care camp tends to believe the feds have an obligation to impose social justice - that is, take from the rich and give to the poor. Most Americans agree that health care reform is needed - you can't have Americans not able to see a doctor if they don't have enough money and there have to be safety nets in a civilized society. But the Democrats want to even the playing field in almost every aspect of life, and the Obama administration seems to be willing to run up a huge debt in order to make that happen. So the battle lines are drawn and it seems most Americans are siding with less government and less spending. Americans are seeing exactly what the left-wing philosophy entails."

The Factor asked political analyst Dick Morris to peer into his crystal ball and predict what will happen to the health care bill. "Nancy Pelosi is trying to get it approved in some arcane procedure," Morris said, "but that is a ruse that is going to fall apart because people see how phony it is. What's going on now is hand-to-hand combat, trench warfare. There are about twenty Congressmen who voted 'yes' and are in various stages of possibly switching to 'no,' and there are about fifteen who voted 'no' and are in various stages of possibly switching to 'yes.' But that number is constantly in flux. This will absolutely go down to the wire, and the people who want to kill this bill have to make phone calls and give donations."

FNC anchor Brett Baier, who grilled President Obama about health care on Wednesday, recapped his interview with the President. "We were very appreciative for the access," Baier said, "and for the ability to ask hard questions that we didn't think other people were asking. It was contentious and there was a lot of back and forth - it's uncomfortable to interrupt all the time. It was an interesting interview, but it was contentious." The Factor aired an excerpt in which Baier and President Obama went toe-to-toe, then made this observation: "When you interview the President, you can only go up to a certain point, you have to respect the office. He was scolding you because he can, and I was amused watching you." Baier added that President Obama told him that "he loves The Factor."

The Factor welcomed Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano, who addressed reports that the electronic 'virtual fence' at the Mexican border is ineffectual. "We're not going to spend any more money on it," Napolitano said, "until we know that it works. We're moving the money into technologies we know our agents can use right now - mobile radar, heat sensors, communications equipment, and things that help us apprehend people." Napolitano also affirmed that illegal immigration is on the wane. "The numbers are all going in the right direction and we are way down from years ago. But I'm concerned about the violence in Mexico and we need to help Mexico any way we can." The Factor lauded Secretary Napolitano and the Obama administration for "aggressively deporting bad guys."

During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Attorney General Eric Holder insisted that a captured terrorist has the same rights as a domestic murderer. The Factor asked Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly to assess that view. "He's right to a certain extent," Kelly said. "Once we have control of them and they are on American soil they are afforded certain rights. Why is everyone so surprised that Barack Obama and Eric Holder are pursuing this approach?" The Factor promptly answered Kelly's rhetorical question: "Congress passed a law saying that military tribunals can deal with people like Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, so it doesn't make any sense to take those people out of the military system and put them into a civilian trial." Kelly also opined on the Detroit city worker who was awarded $100,000 because her colleague's perfume offended her. "She wanted an accommodation," Kelly reported, "and they wouldn't give it to her. She sued and not only did she get $100,000, but now city workers are not supposed to wear scented deodorant. Instead of smelling people's perfume, you're now going to have to smell the stank."

With Dennis Miller off somewhere on spring break, The Factor reprised a few of his greatest hits. This was Miller on White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi: "This is exactly what morons do now - they ask for their fifteen minutes of fame, we give it to them, then they start whining about it. If there's any justice in the universe, they'd give these morons their own reality show and make them move in with the balloon boy's family and the octo-mom." Miller on reports of Democratic infighting. "As far as intra-familial dustups go, this one is going to be Menendezian. Nancy Pelosi is more unhinged than a double-wide front door in the midst of a DEA crystal meth bust." And Miller on "global warming" scolds: "If I can't jump into my gas-guzzling BMW and drive down my huge driveway and go down to the local chop house for a steak, what in God's sake is the good of having a planet?"

Fox News anchor Jane Skinner watched a Colombian TV ad showing the Iranian man throwing his shoes at President Bush, with the shoes morphing into flowers. "It's for some kind of detergent that has an added softener," Skinner reported, "so the idea is that 'softer is better.' But the ad-makers are a little behind the times because this happened in 2008." Skinner also watched Tom Hanks defend his claim that America's war against Japan was infused with racism. "The phrase that got him into trouble was that 'we' wanted to annihilate 'them' because they were different. He was forgetting the small issue of Pearl Harbor and 2,400 dead. It doesn't fit with our perception of him as this great supporter of veterans." The Factor cordially invited Hanks into the No Spin Zone: "If you are going to make that kind of a provocative statement, you have an obligation to explain yourself. The man does a lot of good work for the vets, but he ought to either button it or explain it."

Wednesday's Patriot: 17-year-old singer Miley Cyrus, who is warning kids about excessive Internet use. And the Pinheads: American authorities who gave orders to stop flying the U.S. flag over military compounds in Haiti, fearing Old Glory was sending the wrong message.

Jesse Bolduc, Clay City, KY: "Bill, I agree that President Obama will not risk his political legacy by supporting a back door vote on health care."

Glenn Revill, League City, TX: "Bill, you are mistaken. President Obama will do anything to make health care reform happen."

Jennifer Gammon, Gastonia, NC: "Mr. O'Reilly, your talking points memo was right on target. My husband is a doctor and he does not want to be told how to practice medicine. And why is there no tort reform in the bill?"

Laura Renton, Bloomfield Hills, MI: "My doctor says she will shut down her practice if Obama-care passes."

Jocelyn Doley, Roy, UT: "Bill, good for you and Lis Wiehl. You guys got that insane law in Iowa changed. No child should legally be allowed to dance undressed in a theater."