The dominant political orientation of his program began as roughly middle-of-the-road throughout the 1990s . He often sided with then President Bill Clinton against the conservative Republicans running Congress , particularly during the impeachment hearings following the Monica Lewinsky scandal . He said he voted for Al Gore in the year 2000 presidential election . However , his show turned decidedly conservative around the time of the September 11 attacks in 2001 , enthusiastically supporting the Iraq invasion and accusing global warming activists of being " phony , global warming cultists " . He also once asked Washington State Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz if he was a communist
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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