He is liberal, but I always considered him to be reasonable, too. Kondracke exemplifies what I consider to be a "patriotic liberal". He puts the country and its values above politics. When he disagrees with my viewpoint, I am as a result more likely to listen to him and give his ideas consideration.
When I see the Beltway Boys (Barnes/Kondracke) I often have trouble remembering which is the conservative and which is the liberal. This means that neither is a shameless spinmeister who will turn the world upside down to defend his party.
Mort Kondrake demonstrates its possible to be a Democrat, a liberal, and actually engage in a political "conversation"...as opposed to what spews from the mouth's of the Begala's and Carville's of the world.
The only show I know I'm going to watch each day, when I'm home, is Hume's with the all stars.
Used to be called "The Loyal Opposition". That notion has long since died in the democrat party.