'Only Nixon could go to China'
Remember that one? Maybe now that the conservative Cato Institute is pointing out the dangers of Bush's "autocratic rule" as illustrated by the WMD situation, the rank-and-file will take a moment and reexamine their knee-jerk partisan support for Bush.
Which means it is entirely fair to ask the administration, where are the WMD? The answer matters for the simplest practical reasons. Possible intelligence failures need to be corrected. Washington's loss of credibility should be addressed; saying "trust me" will be much harder for this president in the future or a future president.
Stonewalling poses an even greater threat to our principles of government. It matters whether the president lied to the American people.
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But no president should take the US into war under false pretenses. There is no more important decision: The American people deserve to hear official doubts as well as certitudes.
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This is not the government created by the Founders. This is not the government that any believer in liberty should favor.
Well said.