An emollient is anything that softens the skin. Hitchens is referring to how the Obamabots think that the Messiah’s smooth ways will magically soothe our enemies like moisturizing lotion on dry skin.
9 posted on 11/15/2008 4:26:28 AM PST by The Phantom FReeper
(Screw Obamastan...I'm going off to find John Galt.)