Nonetheless, I've wondered recently if I was being too hard on Sullivan. Because, on the whole, he's still one of the very best voices in the blogosphere. But when Sullivan's own Atlantic colleague Ross Douthat compares Sullivan to largely discredited conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi, there's really something there:
Look, if Andrew thinks the possible "cross in the dirt" fabrication represents a fruitful line of anti-McCain inquiry, he has every right to pursue it. But given my colleague's steady appeals for a more high-minded approach to political argument, I think he should ponder whether this sort of thing might, just possibly, be part of the problem rather than part of the solution.
In recent months, Sullivan's been fairly criticized/teased for his unfailing support of Barack Obama. On the whole, that's ok in my book, because we haven't seen Sullivan contradict his core principles of favoring restrained government and the importance of self-doubt in conservative, intellectual circles. It makes Sullivan all the more interesting as someone who thinks of himself as conservative, but in reality is a social liberal who wants a government with a limited cultural/economic footprint. But here's hoping he doesn't completely cash in the years of credibility he's built across the political divide on an effort to discredit John McCain. ![[RSS]](http://67.192.49.194/templates/images/rss_icon.gif){kind=icon}
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