<< To be honest Chris Hitchens has gotten a bit stale as the token lefty
occasionally allowed to sneak on those shows.
So where do we register Doug as the official pontificator for the
culturally hip materialist left?
>>
Problem is, Hitchens and Cockburn have these cute English accents, and so they are permitted to be charmingly leftish. It's a Brit thing, being on the loony left, like shillings to run the heating and overcooked brusseols sprouts and Birds' yellow custard. An American leftist would never do, especially one as engaging as Doug. They fear it might be catching. Cheerio. --jks