I thought he is quite conservative by many of his articles ;-). (We don't have any columnist that conservative here in NZ)
But if that's true, that's even better news. If a pinko Australian columnist is writing like this, imagine what a truly Australian conservative columnist will produce! ;-D
No, Paddy McGuiness isn't a 'pinko'.
He's a froot-loop who _tends_ toward the rabid right, rather than the loony left.
In fact, you might think of him as the Herald's house right-winger .. but his grip on reality's getting looser and looser, unfortunately.