"Yup, them. Maybe being liberal I haven't fully examined the distinction & I probably should."
Fortunately those two clowns only represent a small, though vocal, minority in the GOP, maybe 20% at best. They certainly don't represent me by any stretch. In fact, I find them loathsome. But I'm glad to say even many of among that minority are very nervous to demand an immediate pull out from Iraq. I think they know how they'll be perceived in taking such a position. Apparently Murtha doesn't quite grasp what he's making his entire party appear to be.
Looks like this article got overlooked.
Two per cent would be closer to the mark.
Buchanan can't really be considered a conservative any longer. It would be more accurate to describe him as a populist, whose guiding principle is isolationism.
Actually, "opportunist" would be more precise -- given that Pat seems to calibrate his political opinion nowadays to that which will sell the most books to his niche audience.