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Instapundit has nice words for

Instapundit has nice words for Counterspin Central’s Hesiod. The question I have is about this comment:
“That puts him head and shoulders above most of the anti-war critics. And most of the anti-war Democrats in Congress.”

But what serious critics is Glen talking about? Chomsky and gang can hardly be called serious. Congress has been largely avoiding the issue and I’m always confused by the strange notion that those opposed to the war are a monolith. I’m for the war, but most of the discussions I see breakdown into several categories; the looney left of people like Cockburn, skeptics of the truthfullness and timing of the administration, deterrence advocates, and multilateralists who aren’t even necessarily anti-war, but for going slow getting there. Of the four categories, Cockburn, Chomsky and the other fruitcakes are the smallest group and the least influential.

It seems many of the warbloggers are arguing against boogeymen most of the time that aren’t the real resistance out there. Zell Miller has voiced this the best by describing the discussions he had at home with some generally pretty conservative folks who are skeptical of this upcoming war. The real resistance isn’t the loony left, but people in the heartland who need to be convinced it is necessary. They are maybe not the best informed of us, but their skepticism is the same skepticism that the Founders had regarding overseas entanglements. The evidence of this is those who are voicing concerns. Jim Leach, Mark Kirk and other moderate Republicans are concerned about what is going on and not because they are wimps or leftist fruitcakes, but because their constituents are concerned.

Vader encourages the circular firing

Vader encourages the circular firing squad with this tidbit:

Privatized Social Security?

The party leadership’s advice to Republican House candidates to avoid the issue of Social Security privatization has angered conservative theoreticians who fear a long delay in changing the system.

Rep. Tom Davis, the House Republican campaign chairman, has called on the party’s candidates to stay away from the issue, and especially the word ”privatize.” Steven Moore, chairman of the supply-side Club for Growth, said in a memo to Davis, ”Republicans must run ON the issue of creating Social Security private investment account options, not AWAY from it.”

A footnote: The latest Republican candidate to avoid the issue is Elizabeth Dole, who forced the withdrawal of a Democratic ad putting her on record for private accounts. Dole enjoys a big lead over former Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles for the open Senate seat in North Carolina.

This article is a good

This article is a good example of why most in the US have oversimplified the Israeli-Palestinean conflict. Israel is a special friend of the United States, as it should be. Our friends can make mistakes and they have repeatedly done so. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t support them and guarantee the continued existence of the Israeli state with our military. We also have a responsibility to call them out when they do wrong.

The major problem with our policy combined with Sharon is that it gives extremists every incentive to continue bombing. Extremists don’t want a land for peace deal–the want the destruction of Israel. Hamas and others see the way to the destruction of Israel starting with no peace and constant war. By refusing to negotiate when Hamas or other extremist Palestinean attacks, Sharon has created a situation where extremists get exactly what they want. Isn’t that rewarding terrorism?

What is Sullivan reading? His

What is Sullivan reading? His recent post on Dubya and the Young is near delusional. He tries to claim the young are backing the GOP in huge numbers. There is a 7 point difference for those in their 20s, but that isn’t a huge difference. More importantly, he misses that the genders are mirror images of each other and as much support as there is for the GOP amongst men, the Dems pick up the same percentages from women.

Here is the breakout.