[Peace-discuss] MSM sees Reps on Obama's left

["E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"]

The normal ideologic position for the GOP is anti-war.

One should not forget that George F-double-U Bush was
elected in 2000 on a platform of a "humble foreign policy"
in contrast to the aggressive war-mongering of the Clintons
in Nansilafu (Yugoslavia).

While one can consider whether W's actual actions represent recant
or deceit, the anti-war message resonated in 2000 to the point
that there was no clear winner and the election was thrown into
overtime (that's another story).  It wasnt a clear rejection of
the war party but the outcome was that the clear war party candidate did not
take the seat after 2000.  Nevermind that there was no
change in the war graph.

Interestingly one message of the debate is a general shift toward
a Paulian ideology if not Ron himself.

Here's a much more cynical take on the CNN [Cartoon News Network] Debate:

http://youtu.be/J4KLgRoMNaY

On 06/17/11 4:12, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> [Joe Klein surveys the Republican field.]
>
> http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2077962,00.html
>
> ...This ideological purity worked to the advantage of Michele 
> Bachmann, by making her seem less extreme. Bachmann is often linked 
> with Palin as a Tea Party pinup, but she is a different breed of cat: 
> she knows her stuff. She actually gives factual, informed answers. She 
> lacks Palin's bitter, solipsistic edge. She skillfully framed even her 
> most extreme responses in an amenable way, smothering her opposition 
> to abortion in cases of rape and incest within a paean to the sanctity 
> of life. Bachmann also led the pack in opposition to the Libya 
> intervention — and it should be noted that the Republican field was 
> sounding remarkably dovish, with the exception of Santorum, on the 
> subject of foreign wars. Romney said he wants the troops home from 
> Afghanistan "as quickly as possible," but then remembered he'd better 
> consult the generals first. Newt Gingrich, a traditional war lover, 
> called for a review of U.S. policy in the region rather than plumping 
> for more military kinetics. No one mentioned Iran. This is a 
> fascinating development: the only plausible space for Republicans in 
> the national-defense debate may be to Barack Obama's left...
>
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