[Antoninus]

Is he a closet leftist?

No. The world is not made up of just 'left' and 'right.' Mel's got his own ideas and I seriously doubt the left would have him, considering he's staunchly Catholic, pro-life, etc. Keep in mind, his position on the Iraq war isn't that much different from Pope John Paul II's.

[nmh]

With the exception of being pro life, I'd bet he's soft on punishment, against capital punishment and obviously doesn't think much of authority. I don't remember him speaking out about our previous President, the degenerate, Clinton.