I've been listening to Air America lately.

For one thing, these people seem obsessed with Pat Robertson. While most conservatives pay little to no attention to him, and he has almost almost no and credibility these days, the left somehow likes to think he's representative or in charge, of the political "right". (One caller even suggested he had called up Bush and told Bush not to respond to the flooding in New Orleans. The talk show host, Ed Schultz, said he would not at all be surprised. He also told all his readers it was absoutely that Pat Robertson said Katrina was punishment for the Emmy Awards. Typical. [Popup warning])

You see the same phenomenon among conservatives of course: They talk incessantly about demogogues from the left: People like Howard Dean, Michael Moore, and Jesse Jackson.

It's as though each wants to see the other side in the least flattering light.

Of course, there's a serious difference here: When the left talks about Fred Phelps (Mr. "God Hates Fags", who was himself a lifelong Democrat, not Republican), they are talking about someone who has zero following on the right. And nor does Pat Robertson currently have much respect on the right -- he's definitely a fringe figure these days.

So what about Michael Moore? During the war, most the liberals I debated quoted his arguments. He got to sit next to Jimmy Carter -- Nobel Prize winner and former President, fer crying out loud -- at the Democratic Convention! And Howard Dean? Presient of the lousy Democratic party!

Yeah, real fringe material there. If the head of the DNC is the "fringe", then who's supposed to be in the "mainstream"?

So that's the score: "Our" fruitcakes are generally ignored by both sides -- they are only "ours" in the eyes of our opponents -- but the fruitcakes on the left -- get press time, respect, and a huge following.

Tell me if you think I'm being unfair here.