I'm just curious as to who considers the dude a brilliant conservative writer, as you put it. I've yet to see any on this thread.
Things changed post 9/11; the link disappeared along with most of his support. Some, such as Demidog, got the boot, others just stopped supporting him. Many of those still post here...since they don't seem to be so supportive of him these days we'll just let their names lie quietly...they know who they are.
I'll see you a conservative and raise you a libertarian. There must have been some, but I never saw anyone say this guy was a great conservative much less brilliant, much less a great writer.