Hasselbeck Not Leaving ‘The View’ Until She Adorns Her Living Room Wall With Four Bloody Scalps

Back when Rosie O’Donnell left The View, many industry watchers predicted the program would quickly return to its safe, easygoing roots (and that ratings would dive as a result). Oh, how they underestimated the Hasselbeck! The election year has provoked The View’s resident Republican into a lather almost daily, whether she’s obfuscating about Barack Obama or calling an unlikely moratorium on Sarah Palin discussion. In fact, things have gotten so heated lately that rampant speculation had Hasselbeck headed for Fox News, forcing her agent to issue a statement today: