Bait,
Hitchens is an interesting guy, he has evolved over the years, transformed after 9-11. One of the most interesting discussions/debate I listened to on the net was between Hitchens and W.F. Buckley back in 99. Hitchens had the edge due to his youthful synapse firing inline on cue, but Buckley, although not in his prime held his own as usual, with his mastery of the Queen's language and his vast knowledge on a widerange of issues. I think I read where C. Hitchens supported Kerry, I know he was a bigtime Bush guy right after the attack. Here's an interesting little factoid, scroll all the way down. It's Hitchens vs Hitchens , Peter's quote is funny. web page
Edit: Baitrunner good find on the Hitchens-Kerry support article.