[OrthodoxPresbyterian]

In the last few years on Free Republic, it has become objectionable to post any criticisms of Republican Presidential policies whatsoever -- even when one proceeds from a very Anti-Liberal, Ultra-Constitutionalist sorta perspective.

Well, I say... damn the "Nation-Building" Neo-Conservatives, and the addlepated goat they rode in on. My years on Free Republic have served to refine my thinking on Foreign Policy into a rarefied amalgam of George Washington's Isolationism and the Christian Emperor of Constantinople's defense of Christendom:

• "Is it really ANY of our Business, AT ALL?", and...
• "Is It Good For The Christians?

George Washington and Constantinople. I don't think you can GET any more "Conservative" than that. Next time I vote in a Presidential Election, I think I might just write in "Patrick Buchanan in 2000".

Or maybe -- Archbishop Herman of Philadelphia, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, for President in 2008!

If we "American Christians" really do want a "Christian President" and all, howzabout we stop paying lip service and Elect someone who actually does give a damn about World Christendom?

Hopefully, Jim Robinson will continue to tolerate my Old-Right, Ultra-Conservative, Reactionary Utopian perspective on his website. It's his Property; I'm just a Calvinist fly in the Modernist ointment.

[George W. Bush]

The most striking disappointment of our Iraq policy is the far heavier Islamization of Iraq via their new constitution. This cnnnot be viewed as a positive development for any Christian or for anyone familiar with Islam. For that matter, even for most complete idiots. Islam's history is very clear on this point, despite the bilge the feds keep parrotting about some imaginary Religion Of Peace^TM.

Expecting good results from an Islamic state is beyond stupid. The only example we have is Turkey. And they would have relapsed to Islamic fundamentalism decades back had not Ataturk's military maintained its unswerving commitment to curbing the fundamentalist (authentically Muslim) tendencies of the population. Regardless, even there Christians have no friends or hope to live in peace and prosper. And the situation in Iraq is far less promising than in Turkey.

I'll admit that pigs could actually fly. But I'm not very sanguine about the prospects.

[justshutupandtakeit]

It is a LIE that George Washington was an "isolationist" read the Farewell Address (written by Hamilton) again. It is concerned about the dangers of destroying the Union through taking sides in the European conflict thereby plunging the US into a civil war.

There has NEVER been ONE of our major leaders who were isolationist certainly not the Founders.

And stop pretending that your cowardly and false view is shared by John Calvin.

[MarMema]

A very loved fly however.

[Old_Mil]

Hopefully, Jim Robinson will continue to tolerate my Old-Right, Ultra-Conservative, Reactionary Utopian perspective on his website. It's his Property; I'm just a Calvinist fly in the Modernist ointment.

You're not the only fly, friend.

[xzins]

Just War, OP.

We were attacked. We are responding. George Washington did some of that, too. In fact, it seems pretty clear that he led a war with somewhat less, obvious justification than our current war on terror. That's why the necessity of explaining it all in the Declaration of Independence.

Nothing else really needs to be said.