Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Chris McConnel]

HARD TIMES AT THE NEOCON CORRAL....Paul Richter writes in the LA Times about tough times for neocons:

       Fourteen months ago, Kenneth Adelman was one of  
        the prominent neoconservatives who took part in  
        a now-storied victory celebration at the home  
        of Vice President Dick Cheney that was  
        described in Bob Woodward's book "Plan of  
        Attack." 

       Since then, Adelman acknowledged, the group's  
        influence has declined, because "Iraq didn't  
        turn out to be as promising as it was billed."

       Adelman, a former Reagan administration  
        official, said that although he supported the  
        rationale for the war, he was torn about what  
        had happened since. "I still have to sort it  
        all out. I'm just not settled yet," he said.

       ...."Bush could end up looking like the worst  
        president since Jimmy Carter because of Iraq,  
        and people are going to say, 'You got us into  
        this mess,' " said one Washington source who  
        considered himself a neoconservative and spoke  
        on the condition of anonymity. "It's going to  
        be nasty and bitter and brutal."

The worst president since Jimmy Carter? Harsh words indeed....

—Kevin Drum 1:46 AM Permalink