Is Charles Johnson really an extremist? That's a strange comment.

He's been a die-hard on the anti-Islamist thing for years, often bordering on an anti-Islamist stance. Further, his tone has been sufficiently strident to invite an awful cadre of commenters.

That said, the fact is there's been a split developing on the right for some time now, that I've been writing about since the CPAC and before... essentially a split between the conservatives and the RINOS.

That's best expressed by a clip from my most recent comment at Pajamas Media....

While conservatives and libertarians make up the majority of the GOP, they don’t make up even half of the leadership. The rank and file are interested in principles of conservatism and libertarianism. They want to see those principles applied to governing. The GOP leadership has no interest anymore in such matters, being more enamored with attaining and remaining in power. Those principles are just standing in their way.

What we're seeing in the sphere is simply reflecting that larger battle.