Hey, good to hear from you bulldzr!!
Yup, regarding that 30-35%, they are really Republicans first and Americans second. It is party above all else and for someone like Rooster to really believe history will show Bush to be a great president making great decisions, well, what can you say. If this was a Democrat President they would have gone ballistic by now, but with Bush, they fall back to the Limbaugh's (sp?) and brag about being 'Hannatized' while spouting party line.
In my opinion, this war will turn out to be a huge strategic disaster making Viet Nam (excluding the loss of American lives) pale in comparison. Throughout history, every great power has fallen from the perch and, I believe, history will look back at these eight years of Bush as our turning point. Sad, sad, sad...