Alan Colmes to Leave 'Hannity and Colmes'

Sean Hannity's sidekick, Alan Colmes, has decided to call it quits after 12 years of playing second-fiddle to his right-wing counterpart. Earlier, he released the following statement:

"I approached Bill Shine [FNC's Senior Vice President of Programming] earlier this year about wanting to move on after 12 years to develop new and challenging ways to contribute to the growth of the network. Although it's bittersweet to leave one of the longest marriages on cable news, I'm proud that Sean [Hannity] and I remained unharmed after sitting side by side, night after night for so many years."

No word yet on who FOX will select to scream back at Hannity after Colmes leaves the show.