How dare you challenge my patriotism?

Like this:

Think about it. If you think Islamic totalitarianism is a real problem, an existential threat, you write articles like Beinart's. You don't say, "Y'know, I could really get behind this twilight struggle if only the Republicans were nicer to Democrats." You don't bend over backward for fear of seeming like you're "taking sides." Or at least you don't if you love your country more than you love your party (or more than you hate George Bush).

As I read Goldberg's piece with selections from Kevin Drum, I kept thinking, "For people who claim to be such intellectuals, how do liberals reach such absurd conclusions as Drum does?"

Demand for more proof seems to be another refuge of a scoundrel, maybe next to last.