FREE REPUBLIC was pretty much LEE Hoi Chang (Conservative, anti communist ROK) country.
In these latest days, is President Lee proving to be a RINO, or is he apparantly really and truly stepping up to the plate, and pushing it against the Norks way beyond what quisling appeasers Kim Dae Jung, Kim Yong Sam and Roh Mu Hyun would have done? Just wonder if we are getting real action here, or just RINO posturing. Your take, good sir?
All this would hopefully generate powerful momentum for him to set political agenda. Through constitutional reform(single 5year term —> possible two consecutive 4-year terms among other things,) he would change political landscape in his favor and stay as a power behind a throne of sorts after he steps down.
This whole thing is now in ruins. I think he is very upset. For now, he is hardened. Even if he wants to change his mind, long knives from the right could stop him. They are saying, “Either you are with us or against us.” It is a political suicide to prematurely back down. He is now pushed into making a tough decision which will make or break him. This situation is not what he wanted. He wanted to generate the feeling of economic prosperity bordering on complacency, in which he knows he can shine best.
This is like Dubya pushed into getting tough by Osama. Since Chia Head clearly showed that he would not play a ball with Lee, I think Lee would respond in kind.