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To: thames_sider who wrote (37862)	10/13/2008 3:12:51 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Talk about Galloway reminded of this line from MP Kaufmann.....the most apt and eloquent description of GW Bush that I have read these past ten years: "Bush, himself the most intellectually backward American president of my political lifetime, is surrounded by advisors whose bellicosity is exceeded only by their political, military and diplomatic illiteracy.’

To: thames_sider who wrote (37862)	10/13/2008 3:18:27 PM
From: nigel bates	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

But he does have an excellent line in vituperation. And if a Democrat is getting the Hitchens vote, then they must have a fairly broad electoral appeal.

To: thames_sider who wrote (37862)	10/13/2008 4:33:53 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Well, I am confused. I always thought of Hitchens as basically a liberal. I have listened to many of his interviews and never took away the idea he was a conservative or stupid. Just the opposite, he seemed very sharp to me. He certainly nailed Henry Kissenger, IMO. And his ideas seemed quite sophisticated. I think he writes for Vanity Fair. I agree about his mistake regarding Iraq, but I always just chalked that up to his being quite ecletic?? Oh well, live and learn I always say. Am I the only one here who felt Hitchens is a liberal?