Gene Lyons on Bush’s fabled intuition

[mooseandsquirrel]

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So what will right-wing character assassins now say about William F. Buckley ? Writing in the National Review, the magazine he founded, one of contemporary conservatism’s elder statesmen has seen enough.

“One can’t doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed,” Buckley concludes. “Our mission has failed because Iraqi animosities have proved uncontainable by an invading army of 130, 000 Americans. The great human reserves that call for civil life haven’t proved strong enough. No doubt they are latently there, but they have not been able to contend against the ice men who move about in the shadows with bombs and grenades and pistols.”

Will GOP apparatchiks question Buckley’s patriotism ? Call him a traitor ?

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[shain from kane]

1. I call him a "traitor" and it has nothing to do with the

war in Iraq.
It has more to do with his political philosophy. He's been a traitor all his life.

[brooklynite]

2. Let's find out...

Buckley is getting old. Some weaken with age, some don't. It's sad though.

I haven't read any of Buckley's tripe for years. It's good to once again realize why every now and again.

He is being lazy again, and unwilling to tackle the tough choices. He just jotted this thing down in about 10 minutes as a diversion from his ennui.

Buckley has turned into something that rhymes with wussy. A big one.

Maybe he's turning Goldwater in his old age. (actually, I'd consider that an improvement, but...)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585211/posts

[rodeodance]

3. Will GOP apparatchiks question Buckley’s patriotism ? -maybe Fred

Barnes will be the first to do so?????


NOT.