Sullivan understands himself to be engaged in an intramural struggle among conservatives for the soul of conservatism. Of course, Sullivan's agenda, which includes liberalized abortion and gay rights, could also be identified as liberal, at home in the Democratic party, where it is not unknown to assert, as Sullivan does, that Christian fundamentalism is a "milder counterpart" to Islamic fundamentalism in expressing its disgust and rage "at court-imposed racial integration, abortion rights, and homosexual equality." In truth, political liberalism is perceptible throughout the book.
(Timothy Fuller, "Sullivan's Travels," review of The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back, by Andrew Sullivan, First Things [October 2006]: 48-54, at 49)