Civil war amongst right-wing bloggers

[geek tragedy]

The National Review/LGF crowd just can't understand by a gay conservative would vote against Bush. Andrew Sullivan sets them straight:

http://andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2004_06_13_dish_archive.html#108744799534318482

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Could it be that Bush has not governed as a conservative in critical ways - and hasn't even governed competently in others? Let's list a few: the WMD intelligence debacle - the worst blow to the credibility of the U.S. in a generation; Abu Ghraib - a devastating wound to to America's moral standing in the world; the post-war chaos and incompetence in Iraq; an explosion in federal spending with no end in sight; no entitlement reform; a huge addition to fiscal insolvency with the Medicare drug entitlement; support for a constitutional amendment, shredding states' rights; crusades against victimless crimes, like smoking pot and watching porn; the creeping fusion of religion and politics; the erosion of some critical civil liberties in the Patriot Act. I could go on. Is there any point at which a conservative might consider not voting for Bush? For the editor of National Review Online, the answer is indeed "fairly obvious." But for people not institutionally related to the G.O.P., the only question is: where would that line be?
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Bush could empty the Republican big tent of all the Libertarian types.

[wtmusic]

1. Bush's failures are due to a hole in the ozone layer

another reason to consider

[yellowcanine]

2. Bush will not quit until the "big tent" is a pup tent. He is pinning his

hopes on the marriage amendment in an effort to energize the conservative base, Log-Cabin types be damned. It is the sign of a campain in trouble but it doesn't mean that Bush isn't still dangerous. He has the capacity and the will to do a lot of harm that will divide the country and make it difficult for the winner in November to govern, regardless if it is Bush or Kerry.

[daveskilt]

3. brings a tear to your eye doesn't it? nt

[bryant69]

4. The truth is

A lot of these libertarian types are not going to vote for Bush; some will stay home and some will vote libertarian (they have a candidate now, guy whose name I can't remember, but who promised to wear a handgun to the state of the union (which will ensure more applause I suppose)).

Bryant
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