Bush’s triumph conceals the great conservative crack-up

Times on Line (England) ^ | 3/19/05 | Andrew Sullivan

[California Patriot]

I do think Andrew's intentions are basically good, but I certainly agree with you that he "makes it very easy to misunderstand" them.

As for Kerry, I think he stupidly bought the contentions that 1) Kerry would be tough enough on terror; and 2) that the way to rebuild our image in the world is to kiss up to the world, rather than to remain tough and succeed.

My criticisms of W. on foreign policy, like yours, come from the right. He is too soft on China, although there is a case to be made for "constructive engagement," having mainly to do with the Asiatic tradition of "face." And he is certainly far too soft on immigration, where there is almost no good case to be made for his position.

[iopscusa]

Welcome MV, you have done a good job in clearly defending your thinking. I appreciate hearing from all sides of an issue and urge we try to avoid the pitfalls of language regarding word usage, re; Progressive, Gay, and similar words that have been corrupted by politics to the extent that using these labels submerge all further consideration.
Hope you continue to post at FR, I look forward to reading your contributions.