[friendly]

Like Tony Blair, that rarity of rarities: a leftist with brains and a soul. I do not agree with every word, but boy are those words awesome to read.

[Man of the Right]

Hitchens is a conservative, but hasn't figured it out yet.

He's traveled the same road followed by George Orwell, Norman Podoretz, David Horowitz and other thinking leftists who mature while retaining their critical faculty.

The Islamists aim to exterminate us. All of us. If our lives or culture have any value, we should resist this movement proactively to minimize our loss.

You don't have to be a Mensa member to figure this out. But it's more difficult if you grew up a lefist. It requires a sharp mind and a willingness to be shunned. Hitchens has it. Most middle age leftists don't.