Go Reggie

Blame America? When Necessary, Yes. : "However, as a critic of the president, I speak for a lot of people when I say that it's not simple partisanship that motivates us. Many of us believe that President Bush is doing great harm to the United States, and we're concerned about where our nation will stand four years from now."

Interesting column. Two points. One is that many people are writing that they are convinced that Bush is planning to invade Iran soon. Do my conservative readers still think that is a good idea? Will you really give Bush a free hand to do whatever he wants?

Second, as Reggie notes, the "blame America first " accusation is a weird one. Why can people bash the Clinton administration's policies, yet have a cow if someone criticizes Bush's policies? Why are our foreign policy decisions over the last 50 years off limits? Can't you suggest that some of our current problems have to do with bad decisions in the past without being assumed to be anti-American? Put it this way. People love to bash the New Deal. How do you do that and not be America bashing?