Conservatives should also be able to comprehend the difference between viewing a problem as serious and viewing the hysterical goons railing incoherently about said problem as a joke.
In my opinion, "viewing the problem as serious" is incompatible with defending the President's rhetoric and actions on this issue. Abusing those conservatives who think that GWB's policy is disasterous and that we are losing our sovereigny is treating the issue as a joke.