In Iggy's Defence

An Ignatieff supporter posted an editorial of his, along with the response from the American right, of which he is so frequently accused of being a shill. It's pretty illuminating stuff. Actually, it's quite stunning how little this pompous "anti-idiotarian" knows about the concept of a social contract, the common philosophical idea Ignatieff was talking about in his article.

I've heard a lot of talk about Michael Ignatieff not being a real Canadian because he's lived outside the country for so long. I don't really see what this has to do with anything. You can live outside of your country and still retain citizenship; many people do it. Make no mistake that he's one of us - I mean the American right-wingers hate him just as much as they hate Canadians in general!