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>What is your stand on Christopher Hitchens?

I’ll take a shot at that.

Like Coulter, I happen to agree on some points & disagree on others.

Unlike Coulter, I believe he has the ability to persuade people to actually change their minds, though a combination of information, respect for his intellect, and the brand of (drunken) charisma he brings to the table. Coulter’s charisma is interesting, but ultimately it’s a matter of preaching to the choir even more than it is a matter of selling books.

I do believe that Hitchens has managed to turn some liberals into liberal hawks by virtue of what he’s written about Iraq & Islamic fundamentalism. Some, perhaps, into the conservative realm, even, though that’s less likely. Still, given the choice between knowing someone is either a liberal or a liberal hawk, I prefer liberal hawk. Which is a term that many would easily substitute for ‘neocon,’ and on both sides of the aisle.

I cannot imagine that Coulter has such ability. And I’d love to see them debate.

Actually, his review of Godless (in a publication called The Liberal, if I recall), was a great read.