Conservatives turn on the Neoconservatives

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http://www.counterpunch.org/landau10022003.html

Have some heavy weight members of the old wealthy families reached a consensus that George W. Bush constitutes a clear and present danger to their fortunes' future? Have the CPAs of the truly well-born advised the families that the current occupant of the White House may have misplaced his mittens?

Sporadic editorials from establishment house organs like the New York Times, Washington Post and LA Times should alert the newly enlivened Democrats that they could receive substantial support from some of the upper crust. The message also arrived at the office of WH Adviser Karl Rove--a man as sensitive to potential power shifts as he is insensitive to human suffering.

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The Bushies got warnings from the upper crusties before they bruised and bungled their way into Iraq. In August 2002, Daddy Bush's consigliari Brent Scowcroft and James Baker placed op-eds in The Wall Street Journal and New York Times respectively, warning that the UN kosher stamp would prove essential before sending US troops into the sticky mire of Middle Eastern battlegrounds. Indeed, Daddy Bush himself offered such advice in a Tufts University lecture on February 26, 2003 shortly before Junior's impatience overrode all prudence.

To the old elite, Bush's neo-con advisers, some of whom are promoting new wars with Syria and Iran and repeating the discredited homilies of Saddam's WMDs and Al-Qaeda links, take on the aura of dangerous loony birds...

[hang a left]

1. Oh yes the tide has turned my fellow DU'ers

I am so happy that I could cry.

[judge_smales]

2. This doesn't surprize me.

I've been wondering for a while why those who want to remove Bush haven't been more solicitous of help from true conservatives. They hate him more than the lefties do.

[rucky]

3. Actually, this is kind of discouraging....

Now they're going to try and influence the democratic primary. Could be a big-bucks boost for Lieberman?

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4. CATO

http://www.cato.org/dailys/07-09-03.html

Just one example. We many not agree with their vision, but they have declared war on the neocons, too.

[Bandit]

5. I have read several David Gergen's articles and he has been quite

unhappy with the goings on of this mis-administration. I have to agree with your logic.

[bif]

6. Great article!

Thanks.

[ShaneGR]

7. I guess they couldn't resist throwing in an odd statement about Clark

Ideally, Clark can develop the Ike appeal and win the nomination. If he only succeeds in splitting the Democrats, then a dark horse can emerge -- perhaps a member of a family that served liberal establishment interests well for the last eight years of the 20th Century.

Bizarre. I guess they are talking about Clinton?

[Speck Tater]

8. We can only hope that modern medical science...

... finds a cure for neo-conservatism and other debilitating mental diseases.

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9. kick

for a good article