by Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal says, among other things:
Republicans, most of whom are conservative in at least general ways, and who endure the disadvantages of being conservative because they actually believe in ideas, in philosophy, in an understanding of the relation of man and the state, are still somewhat concussed.
The conservative tradition on foreign affairs is prudent realism; the conservative position on borders is that they must be governed; the conservative position on high spending is that it is obnoxious and generationally irresponsible. Etc.
This is not how Mr. Bush has governed.
Amen. It’s these betrayals as much as his lies and bungling in Iraq that’s caused me to despise him.
