It appears that more and more notable people are defecting from the liberal left. To put it more appropriately; the ideology of the liberal left has changed so radically in the last generation that many notable people have opted to stop rationalizing and apologizing for it. Note: I am taking great care to explain that the liberal left has become a symbol for boorish intolerance, not all Democrats in general. I find it irksome when all political patriots describe the opposing party in terms that only apply to the most rabid partisans on the fringe. Not all Democrats march with...