Libertarian-conservative Andrew Sullivan speaks eloquently about the phenomenon that Barack Obama represents, denounces Sarah Palin resoundingly.

In conventional circumstances, I have disagreed with lots of stuff that Andrew Sullivan has had to say. For instance, he was in favor of invading Iraq, and he's got some 80-style libertarian economic views that could be described as fairly loony.

But recently, Sullivan's been an enthusiastic proponent of Barack Obama's candidacy, while he's trashed assiduously and resoundingly John McCain's dirty, racist campaign.

Observe him in the the clips of Real Time with Bill Maher posted below making his case for the importance of the historic Obama campaign, especially McCain's VP selection of Sarah Palin, which Sullivan decries as "a farce." Hallelujah.



Here's the juicy and true anti-Palin part: