[AnotherUnixGeek]

Favoring the Iraq invasion dosn't make you a conservative

Neither does being a devout Christian. And saying only positive things about Mother Teresa isn't the benchmark of American conservatism. Anyway I think Hitchens might identify himself more closely with American libertarianism than conservatism.

[churchillbuff]

saying only positive things about Mother Teresa isn't the benchmark of American conservatism."""

Neither is saying positive things about the Iraq invasion. If being opposed to Iraq invasion automatically makes you a liberal - that means Bill Buckley, Tom Clancy and John Paul II are liberals.

[JohnnyZ]

And saying only positive things about Mother Teresa isn't the benchmark of American conservatism.

It's a good benchmark of humanity though.