Bush faces backlash on the right (Washington Compost Dreamin)

MSNBC/Washington Post ^ | 7/19/2006 | Michael Abramowitz

[tobyhill]

At a moment when his conservative coalition is already under strain over domestic policy, President Bush is facing a new and swiftly building backlash on the right over his handling of foreign affairs.

Conservative intellectuals and commentators who once lauded Bush for what they saw as a willingness to aggressively confront threats and advance U.S. interests said in interviews that they perceive timidity and confusion about long-standing problems including Iran and North Korea, as well as urgent new ones such as the latest crisis between Israel and Hezbollah.

[tobyhill]

How much crap can be crammed in one article?

[trisham]

No kidding.

[ClearCase_guy]

"I don't have a friend in the administration, on Capitol Hill or any part of the conservative foreign policy establishment who is not beside themselves with fury at the administration."

Translation: "I don't have a friend in the administration, on Capitol Hill or any part of the conservative foreign policy establishment"

[Darkwolf377]

I see someone who was getting high over the grousing during Dubai/immigratino realized things were calming down, and his dream of a Dem majority drying up. Time to stir up "controversy" again.

Maybe he got a call from Lindsey Graham.

[TexGuy]

Those at the Post have been "Passing The Dutchie" (I think that was the 80s reference)

[kerryusama04]

At a moment when his conservative coalition is already under strain over domestic policy, President Bush is facing a new and swiftly building backlash on the right over his handling of foreign affairs.

Really? Says who?

[Brilliant]

that they perceive timidity...




Exactly right. We should be bombing Iran right now. Forget this diplomacy. It's not working, never has worked, and never will work.

Also, seal off the border with Mexico and invade North Korea. You can add Syria to that list too.

[xpertskir]

"Conservative intellectuals and commentators who once lauded Bush for what they saw as a willingness to aggressively confront threats and advance U.S. interests said in interviews that they perceive timidity and confusion about long-standing problems including Iran and North Korea, as well as urgent new ones such as the latest crisis between Israel and Hezbollah."

Agreed, but it all comes down to one thing, His appeasement of the left with foreign policy and ESPECIALLY immigration. Last time I checked we controlled the executive and legislative branches....soon to be judicial(we need 1 more).

[tobyhill]

It's just amazing that the compost can come up with this sh*t. First Bush is doing too much destroying the Middle-East now it's not enough preventing it from being destroyed. There's not a big disagreement within the Conservative movement on foreign policy although there are some disagreements. I'm so tired of the MSM always rooting for the Arab and Muslims just to demonstrate their hatred for Bush.

[hotshu]

Too bad these "conservative intellectuals" and other inside the beltway elitists don't understand the President's strategery. He clean them out in a game of poker!

[JamesP81]

The left is nuts if they believe this. What's really sad, is that there are a number of issues the conservative base could be divided on (immigration, education policy, free trade, and NAU, to be specific) and the left is so stupid they can't see them.

[tobyhill]

We should be bombing Iran right now but then the MSM and the Sheham's would be crying about that. I think Bush is trying to find the middle of the road and that's what I don't like. He should just say to hell with the so-called moderates and come back to the side he knows is right.

[Dog Gone]

The only people who think Bush is timid are raving lunatics.

[hotshu]

He = He'd. Sheesh!

[kerryusama04]

Alright, now I read the article.

But the Bush White House has always paid special attention to the conversation in these conservative circles. Many of the administration's signature ideas -- regime change in Iraq, and special emphasis on military "preemption" and democracy building around the globe -- first percolated within this intellectual community. In addition, these voices can be a leading indicator of how other conservatives from talk radio to Congress will react to policies.

Translated - W is dumb. We told you so. It's not possible that the WH came up with their plans on their own and it just happened to match what AEI thought, ohhhh no. Bush is dumb and has to outsource his ideas. We've been telling you this for years people.

Just because Newt is moving (actually lives) to the right of W doesn't mean that we are going to give the next election to the socialists.

There is only one thing we (the right) are irate enough at W to screw ourselves over, and his ability/willingness to shoot bad guys ain't it. Most folks know that W has to let Iran and N. Korea play out. He did the same thing with Iraq.

[Maumee]

Here we go again, now the buzz word for all the talking heads is timidity.
Who are these conservative intellectuals? Name names please or will we hear Graham, Hagel, Buchanan ect.?

[pissant]

A total crock of shiite.

[tobyhill]

I think the MSM have forgotten where all these problems originated from, Clinton, and are just trying to make everything "a sudden problem" to cover for their golden boy. Bush isn't perfect but he's the only one that has even attempted to resolve the underlying issues in the middle-east and that's lunatics.