And he was on the right side!
from his paper.... As a columnist, Kelly was a caustic conservative who was merciless in his criticism of Bill Clinton and Al Gore and was generally supportive of President Bush, especially on foreign policy. In 1997, New Republic owner Martin Peretz, a close friend of Gore, fired Kelly as the magazine's editor over his continuing attacks on the Clinton administration. Kelly is survived by his wife, Madelyn, and two sons, Tom, 6, and Jack, 3, according to the Associated Press.
I first remember Kelly in 1998 and 1999 when he went after Clinton during impeachment. He was right on target with that. However, wasn't he a liberal before that?