https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/22/the-new-litmus-test/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:15:36 -0400<![CDATA[Mark Follman, writing for Salon (sorry, interminable commercial necessary to read what should be free), criticizes my response to some AP photographs of a killing in Baghdad the other day. He makes some good points (and others not so good), but what interests me is that he immediately lumps me as a &#8220;conservative blogger,&#8221; although I favor gay marriage, a woman&#8217;s right to choose, etc. It seems that your attitude toward the war has become a new litmus test for ideology. No matter that some of us favor the war in part because we support the aforementioned positions. Follman and many of the more &#8220;traditionalist&#8221; left have been blinded by a monolithic approach to political thinking. Too bad for them. History is already passing them by.]]>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:55:22 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/12/22/the-new-litmus-test-n206099