If the statements of Republicans on the campaign trail and the Sunday talk shows is any indication the Administration will have to alter its playbook vis a vis Iraq. Kay Baily Hutchinson (Texas Sen (R))said this week that a plan similar to that offered by Joe Biden (Del Sen. (D)) to pratition Iraq into 3 semi-autonomous regions made sense. Arlen Specter (PA Sen. (R))on CNN's Late Edition stated Iraq is already in a state of civil war.
The status quo is no longer acceptable. The body politic is speaking too loudly to be ignored. "Stay the Course" is working far more effectively as a knock against the Administration and its supporters than "Cut and Run" is working against the Administration's opponents. It appears that the much anticpated tipping point has been reached in Iraq, what exactly that means is anyone's guess at this point. The only thing inevitable is change.
BTW NYT Select has an op-ed by David Brooks today that skewers Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity as fools willing to completely undermine the Republican party by excoriating any Republican that doesn't abide their strict orthodoxy. It appears even the Democrats aren't the only onesthat know how to self-destruct. Republicans are now the party that seems to be able to maintain party discipline. I guess they do miss the Hammer.
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