Ever since he was doing Calpundit, Kevin Drum has gained a well-deserved reputation as a thoughtful, highly moderate center-left intellectual. Not even remotel

Ever since he was doing Calpundit, Kevin Drum has gained a well-deserved reputation as a thoughtful, highly moderate center-left intellectual. Not even remotely extreme. Lead is his personal hobbyhorse, and something he actually knows a great deal about. So I wouldn't be too dismissive of him.