Say it Ain't So, Christopher Hitchens Supports Obama

Christopher Hitchens parted from the left after 9/11 when he fully supported the U.S. in its fight against Islamic terrorism, he further departed from the left by supporting the war in Iraq. Since then he has not wavered in his support to win in Iraq and defeat the Islamists.

So what truly baffles me is that a few days ago the Atheist firebrand, and anti-surrender in the War On Terror advocate has thrown his support to a man that got the nomination of his party by pandering to the surrender faction, wants to pull out of Iraq regardless of whether it will ensure defeat, supports meeting with the terrorist sponsor state Iran without preconditions, and doesn't think it important enough to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by drilling offshore.

Hitchens says that McCain doesn't have the character or temperament to be president and attacks Palin for her "bizarre religious and political affiliations." Say it ain't so Hitchens, McCain is exactly the man we need in the White House right now, and say what you want about Palins's religion or church, but I find Obama's assertion that the surge was a mistake far more troubling.

Hitchens is an writer I admire for his laser beam logic and eloquence, but on this he is simply wrong. In fact, when I first read of his support of Obama I half expected him to post another article saying this his support for Obama was a joke. That being said he doesn't exactly lap praise on Obama either, in fact he said, "both its nominees for the highest offices in the land should be decisively repudiated," a little better than unequivocal support for Obama but a rare lapse in logic nonetheless. I hope, but doubt, that Hitchens will rethink his half-hearted, sort of endorsement of Obama, and realize that McCain not only has the character and temperament to be president, but he also has the needed realism on the issue of Islamic radicalism that Obama lacks.

Conservatives Win in Canada

The Conservative government in Canada won again on Tuesday's election. The Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper picked up close to 20 seats, but fell short of the majority they were hoping for; winning 143 out of 308 seats. The Liberal Party led by Stéphane Dion lost 27 seats, ending up with a mere 76 seats. In third place the Bloc Party, a party devoted to Quebec Independence, won 50 seats, one short of last time. The New Democratic Party, a harder line left party than the Liberals, led by Jack Layton won 37 seats, 8 up from before the election.