re: For the record...
"He has raised himself above the knee-jerk left (KJL) in a number of ways, "
Thank you Tom, but I would be more pleased if you stipulated that MOST leftists who are on the Zone are NOT in the catgory 'knee-jerk left'. I don't think they are- maybe a few for sure- but not most. This is a fact that I think escapes most of the Zone, and it is a fact that is accelerating way off into the distance.
And, while I was in 100% USDA certified red-blooded support of the Afghan war, I do believe people can have a principled stance against that war on the basis of pacifism or on a reasonable view of terrorism (that it is a category of crime, not a category of war making). I disagree, but I still think it can be reasonable and NOT knee-jerk.
Davin L.