After a short three years on the Fox News channel, Glenn Beck is leaving his show. I guess we might as well chalk it up as a victory for the evil liberal conspiracy that only we in the journalism business must be privy to.

The Christian Science Monitor reports that his departure may have a lot to do with rapidly declining ratings and loss of advertisers. Advertisers, it appears, did not want to be associated with his increasingly hysterical rants about a socialist takeover.

The loss of advertisers is not a coincidence either, but rather the result of outside pressure from those displeased by companies’ indirect support of Beck.

Still, some credit has to be given to him where it is due-his role as a conservative shock jock has been quite effective. The fact that Glenn Beck is a household name stands as a testament to his popularity, whether he serves as laughing-stock or as a personal hero.

So what does his departure from Fox News really mean? Not a whole lot-there will continue to be pundits who decry progressivism, big government and the decay of American society in Beck’s place. And there is no indication that Beck himself has any intention of ceasing to write books or sponsor Tea Party rallies.

In that sense, his departure means nothing. Fox will go on, but they might be a little more mindful of who they place in the spotlight just in case people should get the idea that paranoid conspiracy theories are not exclusive to Beck.

That’s not to say nothing has changed at all-there’s good news to take away from this. It seems clear that the majority of people do not agree with the extremist qualities of Glenn Beck’s politics, and that the momentum appears to be swinging In the opposite direction. The recent protests in Wisconsin are yet another sign that growing dissatisfaction with conservative ideology has worn thin.

There is yet another silver lining in that, while there will be more figures similar to Beck, his particular brand of entertainment has tired out quickly. I have never been completely convinced that Glenn Beck ever believed the things he said on his show. In fact, it seems almost laughable that someone could get where they are with such opinions. Seriously, how can you complain of a mass media conspiracy when your message is broadcasted on the largest, most-watched news station in the United States?

But even if he doesn’t believe what he says, others do. Long-time fans of Beck seem to buy hook, line and sinker that regulatory bodies like the Environmental Protection Agency have no business regulating how much rat feces is acceptable in your Big Mac. It’s a long-term benefit if this sort of fear-mongering doesn’t get national airtime.

Let’s just hope his future plans don’t include something more ridiculous like a Trump/Beck presidential ticket.