Andrew Sullivan abandoning the conservative movement...

[DroppinScience]

Before we know it, any semblance of sanity coming out of the Republican party will just be Olympia Snowe.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/08/andrew-sullivan-talks-bec_n_384003.html

[saz]

not only sullivan, but so has popular and (former) conservative blogger charles johnson of little green footballs (http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/), who not only ditched but repudiated (http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/) the modern conservative movement. he made an announcement on the blog in a post called "why i parted ways with the right", and he renounced the extremism of sarah palin, michele bachmann and pat buchanan. johnson also rejected the online conservative community:


Hatred for President Obama that goes far beyond simply criticizing his policies, into racism, hate speech, and bizarre conspiracy theories (see: witch doctor pictures, tea parties, Birthers, Michelle Malkin, Fox News, World Net Daily, Newsmax, and every other right wing source)...anti-Islamic bigotry that goes far beyond simply criticizing radical Islam, into support for fascism, violence, and genocide. The American right wing has gone off the rails, into the bushes, and off the cliff. I won't be going over the cliff with them.

good for johnson, and sullivan. america's contemporary conservative movement and the republican party has been completely taken over by radicalism and the christian right. past party stalwarts like dwight d. eisenhower and richard nixon would not be welcome in today's republican party, (they are even much more liberal than many of today's democrats). even ronald reagan and george w. bush would not pass the gop's purity test (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMZ2Wi5qAG4).

[DroppinScience]

Yes, I remember hearing about Johnson and that's also encouraging. All sides need to speak out on this behavior. It's despicable.