'Why I left the right'

Conservative blogger Charles Johnson ignites a fierce debate by accusing the American right of going off the deep end

Trailblazing conservative blogger Charles Johnson is disavowing the right, accusing conservatives of supporting bigotry and "anti-government lunacy." Johnson, on his popular Little Green Footballs blog, said he's parting company with "the American right wing" because it "has gone off the rails." Does he have a point, or is he the one who's losing it? (Watch White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett call the GOP "extreme")

The right really has gone off the deep end: This is a "striking" development, says Steve Benen in Washington Monthly, given the leading role Charles Johnson's Little Green Footballs has played in the anti-Islamist, neoconservative blogosphere. It would be terrific if his announcement encouraged more conservatives to "come to their senses" and stop being so hateful—but that's not likely judging from the angry response from Johnson's old pals.

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