Again and again for the past ten months or so, I have written
columns and blog posts saying that if conservatives are actually
adults, we will not write off President Bush but instead find those
issues where he has indeed held the conservative line and, on those
issues, rally around the
president and try to help him make his presidency successful. I
have also said that this presidency is not dead yet, that it can
still be a success. Now the eminent Bill Kristol has written
much the same thing, more concisely than I ever did. Kristol
has never hidden his disagreements with Bush. At times he has been
pretty scathing. His defense of Bush, therefore, merits even more
attention. I believe Kristol is right.