Tim Blair

In spite of his Reagan-hating, Hitch is a hell of a good read. I was gonna swear off of him, but just - can't - do - it... can't ...

Not yet, anyway, unless and until he starts taking a wicked shit on Dubya -- then he's dead to me.

In the clearest indication of Hitchens's voting intentions, he says:

I'm a single-issue person at present, and the single issue in case you are wondering is the tenacious and unapologetic defense of civilized societies against the intensifying menace of clerical barbarism. If in the smallest doubt about this, I would suggest a vote for the re-election of George Bush, precisely because he himself isn't prey to any doubt on the point.

That bit in the middle - "the tenacious and unapologetic defense of civilized societies against the intensifying menace of clerical barbarism" - I love that.

He is, of course, naturally a liberal, but that's why he supports Bush in the War on Terror.

... and the only reason we should still read him.

...I have noticed that the bravest person betrays a slight change of expression when the name Saddam Hussein is mentioned...

Right. The 'Voldemort Effect.'

Wasn't champagne created accidentaly as well? Not a huge fan of it myself, but it sure gets those pretty girls tipsy...

More on topic, I will find it interesting how my fellow travellers on the right will treat Hitchens when he writes on anything other than the war on islamofacists. I wonder if he was curious himself when he wrote his evisceration of reagan,

i must admit i had my doubts when that penicillin guy (fleming?) killed thousands of innocent iraqis during his research, but he was right to do it.

Purposeful Accident

i have long suspected the word "accidental, in the light of my good friend Brian , who is nicknamed "apres moi le deluge". Accident prone from early childhood and struck by a passing car in the middle of the desolate outback he is the exception to the rule of probability theory.
As a result of this accident he was eventually endowed with a large sum of money, which provided him with a roof over his head. (it still has not caved in BTW)
Unlike the Mr Flemings et Al,whose accidents result in direct benefits for mankind, others who defy probabilty attract only nefarious incidents and are a danger to others.
however as voltaire shows in candide, short term disasters can lead to long term benefits.
Anyone who has read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy knows that.
So yes GW Bush and Brian have much in common, their short term disasters eventually lead to the common good.

akman transparently demonstrates that all leftists are stupid. vote republican!

"leftists". you are such a clown.

If the concept's too difficult to consider, akman, how about this:

Do you believe that the abolition of slavery and the reconstitution of the US was worth the thousands of casualties in the US Civil War.

(Higher ratio of casualties: population than in the recent Iraq war, I might add).

The adhesive we use in the 'Post It Notes' was the result of a failed experiment also.

I agree 100% with Hitch. I don't love all that Bush has done. There are many issues we differ on, including the handling of Iraq. But I'm a single issue voter this year. We must have leaders who are unafraid to defend our civilization. All the other issues mean nothing if we don't survive.

Bush, Howard, and Blair (with others) have taken a big gamble by acting as they have. Nothing is guaranteed to them except defamation by those who hate them. They may fail. But I want leaders who will at least try and confront those who want to kill all of us.

I have to agree with Chris and that is why i have no hesitation in voting for Howard.
Or Bush.
Or Blair.
in the end all other issues pale into insignificance when it comws to defending our civilisation.

Tim,

Hitch actually demonstrates clearly what the Left is all about in the following lines he wrote...

"Years and years of compulsory applause and hysterical adulation: the systematic humiliation of an entire people."

This is in fact the essence of the Left.