[rmlew]

It looks like the D's are picking up the nation building commitement, "the war was wrong, but now that its over, we are obligated to rebuild," but it's tough to believe Bush can get to the Left of the D's with this Globaloney 'stuff.'
Having invaded Iraq, we now have a responsibilityy to it. That is not a leftist arguement, but a political reality.

Regarding my tagline, it is based on "Notes on Nationalism" which Orwell wrote in the 1940's, when he was an anti-communist.
I would like to see a source for the claim that Orwell recanted a statement that is true on the face of it.

[JohnGalt]

Try to follow me here, I was giving the political rhetoric you will hear from the D's, and you proved my point for how difficult it will be for Bush to communicate a different strategy.

The challenge would be to find an alternative way to frame the argument that pleases the Right. That is the nature of figuring out political alliances. I am already concerned that on this point alone, you would lean 'left' (or towards the Ds anyway) rather than to the Right on a 'bring the boys home' phraseology.

I provided a link to the story of his recantation, but you are incorrect, he wrote it as an anti-fascist not an anti-Communist. Orwell only recanted picking up a gun for the the Stalin backed Reds in the Spanish American War in the late 40s.

But here, read Orwell in his own words on your line there.

Like I said, I love the irony.