The Schism appears, and our chance for Victory has also appeared

[ck4829]

Time For A Debate Within Conservative Movement
By Paul M. Weyrich

However, now that the election is 'over', it is time for a serious debate within the conservative movement. It is a fact that certain elements within the Bush Administration, the so-called neo-conservatives, have taken America’s foreign policy in directions that are very different from what conservatives have traditionally supported.

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In the year 2000, George W. Bush ran on a platform that renounced such adventures. He said, “I just don’t think it’s the role of the United States to walk into a country and say, we do it this way, so should you…I think the United States must be humble…in how we treat nations that are figuring out how to chart their own course.” These statements reflected conservatives’ traditional belief that America should go to war only in self-defense and should avoid unnecessary foreign entanglements.

Then, after 9/11, President Bush’s views seemed to change. While our invasion of Afghanistan was a necessary response to al-Qaeda’s attacks on America, it is clear that America’s attack on Iraq reflected a different agenda. Specifically, it reflected the neo-cons’ belief that the whole world should be democratized on the American model, by force if necessary. That is a radical departure from what conservatives have stood for ever since Edmund Burke.

The consequences of the neo-cons’ adventure in Iraq are now all too clear: America is stuck in a guerilla war with no end in sight, our military is stretched too thin to respond to other threats, and our real enemies, non-state organizations such al al-Qaeda, are benefiting from the Arab and Islamic backlash against our occupation of an Islamic country.

If President Bush’s second term is to be successful, these questions must be addressed. As much as I admire the neo-cons and appreciate their past contributions, it is not clear that the strategic direction in which they have sent the country is correct. I am hopeful that the Bush Administration will welcome this debate and participate in it with an open mind. President George W. Bush’s place in history may depend upon his having done so.
http://www.freecongress.org/commentaries/041104pw.asp

Now all we have to do is find a way to exploit the Dominionist/Neo-Con Schism.

[lonestarnot]

1. Nope still not ready to accept ANYTHING re a second term yet!

Countem OHIO!

[acmavm]

2. Make it clear to them that this administration is out of control:

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...it is not clear that the strategic direction in which they have sent the country is correct.
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The brain cells are starting to twitch in a few of these people. What we need to do is bring them all the way to realization that with 1.) Iraq; 2.)the economy; 3.)the dollar sliding into worthlessness; 4.)the possibilty of China screwing up with our entire system of economics by way of owning most of our national debt; 5.) the dangers of the fundie nutcases gaining so much power; 6.) the lack of jobs and outsourcing; 7.) record bankruptcies and foreclosures; 9.) the environment; 10.) homeland security and; 11.) everything else that bush* & Co. touches, that this administration is totally incompetent and only doing what they need to do to line their own pockets (i.e. Carlyle Group, Halliburton, etc., bush*s supporters, etc.).

NOTE: Number of things the bush* administration have screwed up are not necessarily listed in order of their importance.