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Thank you. Copying Book title. "Still, I have to admit to feeling a little uncertain of my disdain for this president when forced to contemplate the principle that might animate his determination to stay the course in a war that very well may be the end of him politically. I have to admit that when I listen to him speak, with his unbending certainty, I sometimes hear an echo of the same nagging question I ask myself after I hear a preacher declaim the agonies of hellfire or an insurance agent enumerate the cold odds of the actuarial tables. Namely: What if he's right?" That paragraph is relating this is a personal struggle for the author. This man is providing an insight into his soul. Reasoning more with himself than with his readers. If reason was the cornerstone of Liberal thought right now I wouldn't be near as irritated as I am with them today. It is the "emotional truth" they parade as reality that convinces they have nothing to offer to this debate. The author touches on his own bias in his professed thoughts but isn't above questioning that reaction. If this author continues in this vein he may make a worthy read from this point forward.

Recommended reading. You will see similarities that should help you get through the next 3 months. Check out post #85, he expresses similar insights.

I enjoyed your take on the author and wholeheartedly agree with you.

It might not be a bad idea for you to express your opinion directly to him via email - writers like to be honestly critiqued.