[Burkeman1]

There has been a lot of ugliness among the right nowadays. We see it here on FR. Those against the war in Iraq are attacked visciously. Try posting an anti-war article from a the right wing source and see the vitriol and ad hominem attacks that result- but rarely is the argument itself addressed.

I think the author of this article is being a little wishful. Foreign policy is not a little issue and there are deep fisures on the right. A lot of nasty stuff has been said by both sides (but Frum was over the top). But having said all that I don't think the GOP or the conservative movement has much to worry about. Those of us on the right who oppose this war and the ones planned for the future are small in number.

[Reagan Man]

>>>But having said all that I don't think the GOP or the conservative movement has much to worry about. Those of us on the right who oppose this war ... are small in number.

Thanks for taking some of the words right out of my mouth. And in the name of conservative solidarity, I will hold my tongue and leave it at that.

[He Rides A White Horse]

Foreign policy is not a little issue and there are deep fisures on the right.

I think the fissures on the left are deeper, and more prevalent. How many are jockeying for leadership of the Democrat Party as we speak?............you'll need two hands to count them.

Don't believe any BS about conservatives being on the defensive...............quite the contrary; Achilles had a heel to show, the Democrats are presenting you with the whole leg.

[Long Cut]

The Right in America does have a few big splits in it...it does, after all, encompass both conservatives (neo and paleo) AND libertarians (small "L"). All, by the way, are well represented here on FR.

We NEED all of them. Libertarian rightwingers remind us of our Constitutional heritage...and its implications for today. Paleocons remind us of foreign entanglements. Neocons remind us of how important it is "to hit them before they hit you", especially when they already HAVE.

I do not always agree with all factions at the same time, but I have found common ground with all at some point or another. It is indeed sad that we waste so much vitriol and rhetoric on our allies, instead of our true enemies...the Left.