Instapundit gone nuts?

I've looked over Instapundit, and used to like his posts. I considered him a reasonable spokesman for the Right, and liked to check his website to see the rights view of things, with the polemics left out. However, I see that lately he has really picked up the "If Kerry criticizes Bush then Kerry is a traitor" line of thought. Good grief. I'd have thought a law professor would have more tolerance for differing thought.

I mean, using a reduction ad absurdum argument, would it be traitorous to criticize Hitler? At what point does it become legitimate criticism. How bad does the despot have to be to be criticized?

Preparing to move

Today we're wrapping up operations. I'll be moving from my room to the huge modular tent for a night, then the next day will get on a chartered plane and fly to the next adventure. Things are slow today.

I'm thinking about the Bush-Kerry debates tonight. The only TV available is in the big chow hall tent. I expect that most of the soldiers are going to be Bush supporters. I also kind of expect a raucous atmosphere, with the soldiers cheering Bush and jeering Kerry, sort of like a football game, only much more subdued. I guess I'll just keep my mouth shut and watch.

I have found 4 other Democrats in our company, out of aver 200. Admittedly, I haven't talked to all of them about politics. Idaho soldiers just tend to be pro-Republican.