Very Seldom Would I Link To The American Conservative

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But this take down of Bush is well worth the read. One more neocon has turned toward the light. As a true neocon and author of The End Of History, whether or not you, “forgive him” is up to the individual. But this is a hell of a take down from someone on the right.


November 03, 2008 Issue
Copyright © 2008 The American Conservative

Francis Fukuyama PDF





I’m voting for Barack Obama this November for a very simple reason. It is hard to imagine a more disastrous presidency than that of George W. Bush. It was bad enough that he launched an unnecessary war and undermined the standing of the United States throughout the world in his first term. But in the waning days of his administration, he is presiding over a collapse of the American financial system and broader economy that will have consequences for years to come. As a general rule, democracies don’t work well if voters do not hold political parties accountable for failure. While John McCain is trying desperately to pretend that he never had anything to do with the Republican Party, I think it would a travesty to reward the Republicans for failure on such a grand scale.

McCain’s appeal was always that he could think for himself, but as the campaign has progressed, he has seemed simply erratic and hotheaded. His choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate was highly irresponsible; we have suffered under the current president who entered office without much knowledge of the world and was easily captured by the wrong advisers. McCain’s lurching from Reaganite free- marketer to populist tribune makes one wonder whether he has any underlying principles at all.



http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/nov/03/00020//

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1. McCain being erratic ... either it is him "thinking on his own", or he isn't ...

and he's getting really bad advice ...

[mulsh]

2. PNACneo-con Fukuyama shares some of the blame,

I agree with what he's written but certainly have no admiration for this particular writer. He was a good little cheerleader for much of this regime. I I I guess he started wondering about his future a couple of years ago. He'll have to work very hard and out of the public eye to rehabilitate himself.

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3. All I have to say is

FFF!!

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4. Color me stupid this morning. What's FFF?

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7. Are you serious?

Fuck Francis Fukuyama.

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8. Sorry, haven't used that acronym for a week.

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5. Oh yeah, the ship goes down and that's when

all the rats decide it's time to jump off


Where the hell were guys like him eight years ago?

FOUR years ago?


I saw the disaster looming in 2000, and I'm not even all that educated, and I don't have a crystal ball, either.


I can't even say I enjoy being vindicated. I would rather this country had not had to suffer through this hell in the first place.

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6. Actually, I read the American Conservative often.

Every democrat should look at their views on foreign policy. they are very similar to ours. There was a great article with an open letter to Sarah Palin that everyone should read.

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9. k&r n/t

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10. Just a rat jumping ship.

They're still rats.