<Vermin-in-chief? Even the most rabid anti-Bush folks on this board are several levels above this guy, who would also qualify as a first-class Leftist Psycho Hose Beast.

There is no one more hated by a leftist than a leftist who is no longer "Of The Body." No raving fundamentalist ever excommunicated anyone to the level that the Left exiles one of their own who suddenly sees a new way of looking at things. Hitchens is in for a long and uncomfortable stretch. He will discover that every other liberal position he holds will be forgotten. If one does not adhere to the whole of the Writ, one is totally damned.

Other leftists who have modified their views have reported similar venomous expulsions, like David Horowitz.