Coming from a CUT-AND-RUN conservative like yourself, your credibility is lacking substance.
HA!
This isn't the only area it's harmed. It's threating tax policy, it killed Social Security reform, allowed government to expand. But those aren't as important as being able to sustain support for our troops in Iraq and, longer term, our ability to protect our interests and our allies.
We live in a very media-driven age with horrible attention spans. The White House has not been aggressive with its message and worse, it's starting to seem as if it's flailing about with the Rummy-will-stay-Rummy-is-gone and missteps especially with rhetoric. This is BAD for our troops and for the nation.