[knews_hound]

But one cannot argue, in the case of a man who says that his CIA wife did not send him to Niger, that the proof that his wife did send him to Niger must remain a state secret. If one concerned official can brief the press off the record, then so can another.

Thank God for Hitchens.  He is among the last of the principled Left who put Country before Party and do what has to be done for the long term.

In an era of knee jerk lIberals, he is the last of a dying breed.

Cheers,

knewshound

Brew Your Own

[Smogger]

It was obvious from the first that the press, in taking Wilson and Plame at their own estimation, was fashioning a rod for its own back. I await the squeals that will follow when this rod is applied, which it will be again and again.

hehehe.. that's for sure.

[appleharvey]

He is among the last of the principled Left who put Country before Party and do what has to be done for the long term.

This is true. I've watched Hitchens for years. Long before 911. He's as socialist as they come, but a straight shooting man, and a damned brilliant debater.

[dyed_in_the_wool]

He is among the last of the principled Left who put Country before Party and do what has to be done for the long term.

Victor Davis Hanson is also a Democrat, I believe and is one of the most thoughtful writers out there.