That's a gross mischaracterization. Charles Johnson wasn't really a Liberman style anti-jihadist democrat. He really was part of the strong defense/small gonvernment style conservative base. His problem has been (for a very long time) the hateful religious right who he feels has too much influence with the GOP leaders.
Just because he's pro-science doesn't mean he's liberal per se.
Just because he's pro-science doesn't mean he's liberal per se.