by Patrick J. Buchanan
These are not the halcyon days of George W. Bush.
With his approval rating below 40 percent, his reputation as a decisive leader ravaged by Katrina, his conservative base shattered by Harriet, and his closest aide facing indictment, the president is said to be shouting at and blaming subordinates for the lost opportunities of his second term.
None of the above problems is insoluble. For if or when the Miers nomination dies, and Bush sends up a Michael Luttig or Edith Jones, his base would rally and he could lead his coalition in a decisive battle over whose judicial philosophy should guide the Supreme Court.
The real crisis the president faces, and we all face, is Iraq. If the war ends in failure, no success will redeem the Bush presidency.
By the time this column appears, the remains of the 2,000th U.S. soldier to die in a war that has lasted longer than World War I for the United States will be on the way home. And it is difficult to visualize the end of this war or the victory so often predicted and promised.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 awakenedaryan // Oct 26, 2005 at 9:15 pm
Oh brother, this so-called “conservative” really makes me ill. Let’s face it, no we really have no buisiness fighting a war in Iraq. What no one, and I do mean no one is saying is the real reason we are there, and that is Israel. Here we are fighting this ” war on terror ” and yet we have done squat to Saudi Arabia, a country whose government truly did have something to do with 9-11. And I will tell you what, I could care less what this state paid parasite has to say concerning what is facing our so-called President. What we the American public need to be concerned with is what is facing our nation. That my friends is the illegal horde that is crossing our borders every single day. I could care less if Iraq has free elections. What I care about is having a fair election here in the United States, not some zionist controlled media election where the presidential hopefulls, no matter what their party will bow down to the Israeli government and the mexican illegal before caring what is important to us the American Citizen! Hey, I have a grand idea! Let’s bring our troops home and they can protect our borders instead.
2 freedomnova // Oct 28, 2005 at 3:47 pm
good luck Americans without you we all shall fall
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