[BigTime]

However, I will not join the "It's the end of the world" crowd who threaten to defect to the Libertarians or the America First Party or the Know-Nothings when Bush fails whatever the ideological purity test is fashionable this week. He's an elected official. He will never be ideologically pure. Reagan wasn't.

But here's the problem: I don't think many of the people being critical here about Bush's actions in this case are the "end of the world" crowd you're talking about. I know I'm not.

The question is when is not appropriate to play politics with your ideology. Some things must be sacred. Tarrifs for steel would fall into the political playbook for me. Messing with the constitution is not in the political zone in my book.

So I think there is a MAJOR distinction that is being lost on many Freepers who want to paint with a broad brush all the critics of CFR.

[Gumlegs]

As it happens I think Bush was wrong both on the tarrif issue and on CFR. I suspect that in my (future), opinion, he'll end up blowing it on a few other things that will come down the pike. But my choices in the next election are effectively Bush or Democrat X. I'm ruling out everyone else because those other people can't win. And that's why, in general terms, I'm backing Bush. That's the point I'm trying to make.