Posted on 07/11/2004 12:03:02 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Conservatives, the backbone of Bush's political base, are increasingly uneasy about the Iraq conflict and the steady drumbeat of violence in postwar Iraq, Halper and some of his fellow Republicans say. The conservatives' anxiety was fueled by the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal and has not abated with the transfer of political power to the interim Iraqi government.
Some Republicans fear angry conservatives will stay home in November, undercutting Bush's re-election bid.
"I don't think there's any question that there is growing restiveness in the Republican base about this war," said Halper, the co-author of a new book, "America Alone: The Neoconservatives and the Global Order."
Another administration official involved in Bush's re-election effort has voiced concern that angry conservatives will sit out the election.
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Having said that, allow me to point out your statement from the front page of your website:
"Welcome to Free Republic! Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web."
So much for independent, so much for grass roots. It's either march in lockstep to the tune of the Republican party or genuflect in front of Bush and to hell with true conservative belief and exercise of free speech and expression.
I don't take lightly to threats and if you want to cancel my account, do so at your will. You won't hurt my feelings because I am above the temper tantrums of pompous self appointed political gurus.
Free Republic used to be an exciting place where ideas were exchanged and debates engaged. Most free thinkers have been banned and is now populated by a bunch of wanabees.
Whatever. There will be no campaigning for Kerry on FR.
Also on our front page:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1103363/posts
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