those who have guts have glory

it seems so obvious to many of us, and has for more than two years, that this was an ill-advised misadventure. So we must wonder which of the nationally audible hawks are cynical liars and even sociopaths. What fraction are sincere and which are knowingly working with disregard for the principles and values that traditional Americans cherish.

Additionally, we wonder if the sincere hawks can ever see the light, and if so, can they muster the personal courage and strength of character to say so publically and forcefully.

I am glad to know that at least one example of this phenomenon has occurred in a US Congressman, one who happens to be on a militarily relevant congressional committee and representing a very militarily relevant district.

I would love to be optimistic here, but I cannot be so and remain honest to myself. I see this as only a small blip in the radar, not the beginning of a larger trend. I fear that this will cost Congressman Jones his political future and in so doing reaffirm the suspicion that other conservatives who would consider taking a similar public stance would have that such a move is tantamount to political suicide.

I hope that I am wrong, but I fear that few of the hawks, especially the most vociferous, have the conscience or the character to both face the Republican smear and hate machine, and the willingness to subsequently and ignominiously suffer a painful and costly political defeat with probable political extinction to follow.

Time will tell. But whatever happens, Representative Jones deserves our praise and our admiration.

Although the majority of conservatives march in lockstep as a single pernicious organism like the Borg of Star Trek, some conservatives not surprisingly are good and decent people.