Since 2006 there has been a shift towards the left in this country and I’m not just talking about the general population. I’m talking about the Republican party. The shift in 06 started with the firing of Rumsfeld and a new strategy in Iraq. May I add that the troop surge is only 1/4 of the strategy. The other quarters include 1) having the troops actually patroll the streets rather than hunker down in the bases 2) Paying the Sunni to not kill the Shiite 3) Allowing the Iraqi Government to use Iran as a mediator when negotiating a cease fire with Moqtada al Sadr.
Anyway, back to the right moving to the left. That was just the first sign, but this election we are seeing even more shifting from the party. They originally criticized Obama for saying he’d go after Bin Laden if they had actionable intelligence in Pakistan, and then the CIA did attack senior Al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan with an unmanned drone.
Then they criticize Obama for saying that he’d negotiate with Iran. Bush said it was similar to appeasing the Nazis. But now he is sending people to negotiate.
McCain and Bush also said that setting a timetable for withdraw would embolden our enemies and give them a target date to pick up terrorist activities again. But now McCain said he would withdrawl almost all combat troops by 2013 (the start of his never-to-be second term). So much for emboldening our enemies.
And let’s not forget that everyone seems to be getting on the Green bandwagon.
So, while it pisses me off that they begin to change their views in actions, but not words, right before the election, I am still happy that they are moving to the left.
