The American Spectator

br> — Stephen Temperley /p> p> The president should resign for the good of the country. Thank God he wasn’t able to use his capital. Can you image how much damage he would have done then??? br> — Diane Duffy-Patyjewicz /p> p> Okay, so everything is going to hell in a hand basket. Now what? How far did expounding this pessimism get you? br> — John Branca /p> p> I waited before I decided to reply to your “Bush is Dead” article to see what the reaction would be. I kind of figured TAS would be pilloried by the true conservatives and you were. You should be. True friends you are not. Like one respondent pointed out, you have been around doom and gloom politicians a little too much. Another one pointed out the “conservative” mentality of cut-and-run when times get rough. Why is it that the worst enemy most of us true conservatives have are people supposedly on our own side? I found this to be true in my own past political career. I spent more time watching my back among some of my “supporters” than fighting the liberals. Whenever victory was within reach, some weak-kneed fool would upset things. Now that Bush seems to be on the ropes, a few of his “loyal supporters” have decided the King is dead, joining the chorus calling for his head. One quote that hasn’t been used yet is that famous one by Mark Twain about how his supposed demise had been highly exaggerated. The same is true about Bush and his agenda. Let me point out that Bush’s agenda is a conservative one and will survive his presidency no matter what. He is not alone in pushing it and there are some very capable conservatives behind it. Maybe we won’t get it this round but we will eventually push it through. That is because true conservatives (like their liberal brethren before them) have long-term plans and are not swayed by these short-term setbacks. No, neither Bush’s agenda nor his presidency are dead. We have merely found out who the true believers are and who to keep an eye on. br> —