I used to vote for Republicans because I thought that they were principled and stood for:
The constitution,
Individual rights,
State rights,
Free trade,
Small government,
Pay as you go,
Privacy,
Medical choice,
No nation building, etc…
It turns out I was wrong. Republicans are just opportunists who want to push their oppressive agenda onto others. Talk about flip-flop! The Republicans made a complete 180 on everything that they stood for.
As far as foreign policy is concerned, Kissinger (under Nixon) advocated the pragmatic policy of engagement. Brzezinski (under Carter) is the one who wanted a more interventionist approach to foreign policy. Kissinger has been speaking out a lot lately on Iraq. While he won’t directly criticize the Bush Administration, he’s making oblique remarks on how misguided the current policy is. I’m no particular friend of Kissinger (he’s a mean smart weasel) but he’s a brilliant pragmatic diplomat who can solve problems.
I don’t blame the rest of the world for letting us squirm in Iraq. We didn’t ask for their input when we went in and broke all the pottery. Why would they pickup the pieces?
On Terri Shiavo, her husband was the legal guardian. The state courts, all the way to the Florida Supreme Court, ruled in the husband’s favor. Family matters belong in State Courts. The Federal government and the Congress should stay out of family matters (remember state rights? ).