John Hawkins Slams Andrew SullivanAndrew's getting
beaten like a bongo drum these days. In the past I've stood up for him on the basis that while he obviously disliked President Bush, he still qualified as a conservative. However, these days I'm not sure that's true anymore. He highlights every torture allegation, repeating the wildest claims by terrorists' lawyers as if they were unimpeachable sources.
I like this bit on Andrew's fascination with Abu Ghraib, which continues unabated:
And the pundits like Sullivan who are still fixated on it? They come across like diehard fans of some eighties hair band -- and they just won't shut up about how they once had a 5 minute long conversation with the lead singer in a Philadelphia Waffle House -- which is part of the reason so many people are telling them, "Sorry to cut you short, but I have somewhere else to be"...
