Alexander Cockburn Is in Top Form

"In terms of evil deeds, is Qaddafi a Mobutu, a Bokassa, a Saddam, or any U.S. president? Surely not."

"Liberal academics have not the slightest interest in the Constitution, since the document doesn’t address issues of tenure and preferment. They evince similar loathing for the jury, putting their faith in 'good judges'."

Anyone who can write these lines can't be all bad, indeed I'd say he's on point.