Have faith. They will show up. If not on this thread, on a repost soon at a theater near you. They will not be able to see the words Andrew Sullivan writes, because they are too fascinated with his being "one of them homer-sexuals". Sad.
Oh...I guess you must practice perfection in order to connote "solemn devotion." Pardon me, but I do the same thing and consider myself a pious individual. The characteristics Sullivan is criticizing Bush for are NORMAL human emotions that EVERYONE does, including Andrew. And just in case Andy forgot his own religion, engaging in anal sex is a far more serious sin than calling adam clymer an a**hole. He should pluck the beam from his own eye first.
At the same time, I have found some of his writing narcissistic and self-absorbed -- a quality found in a lot of gay writers. Not surprising. I think at its heart homosexuality is about narcissism.
Much as I love what he writes, I suspect I would not enjoy spending an afternoon with Mr. Sullivan, shooting the breeze. I get the feeling that he believes in the egocentric view of the universe -- everything revolves around him -- a modern day Oscar Wilde. (I may be wrong.)
Still, that does not mean I cannot admire and enjoy his writings. After all, I love Beethoven's music, but I understand that he was a bit much to take, also. Especially downwind.