The majority of the country doesn't favor this war.   But most of that majority doesn't favor it because we're not winning.   If we were to show progress the polls would turn around.   If we don't they will continue to show what they show and most likely strenghten your side of the poll.

The 25% that you are a part of was never for, never with or never supported this war.  You have been consistent.   The other side of the coin or 26% (myself included) will be for the war until it is done.  We've also been consistent.

Those are the "extreme" positions.   The majority or moderate position is results based.   When we captured Baghdad, found Saddam and held elections that 50% supported the effort.   When the casualties started to mount and no progress was shown to combat the daily deaths it went the other way.

We'll see how it ends up but to label Russert an extremist is not honest.   He's witht he 50% who's waiting to see what happens.

The point that you've missed is if the Democrats embrace the 25% of the poll that wants it over now they will be credited with the failure.   You can claim that they won't but it's not true.   Just like Vietnam resulted in 30 years of democrats not being trusted in regards to defense this will continue or strenthen that concern for the American people.   Hence it makes it an extreme position.

The development of neo-conservatism was strongly influenced by the work of German philosopher Leo Strauss and Marxist theorist Leon Trotsky. Irving Kristol himself was once a member of the 4th international...

Neoconservatives are small in number but dominate television talk shows, Washington-based think tanks, and advisory positions in Republican Administrations. Some prominent neoconservatives are William Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz, Lewis Libby, David Horowitz, Norman Podhoretz, Daniel Pipes, Charles Krauthammer, Richard Perle, Robert Kagan, Christopher Hitchens, Willmoore Kendall, Stephen Schwartz, Elliott Abrams and Carl Gershman. Because of the Trotskyist background of some key neoconservatives, many critics have argued that the neoconservative concept of "global democratic revolution" was derived from the Trotskyist Fourth International's "vision of permanent revolution".[5] Stephen Schwartz said that "those who are fighting for global democracy should view Leon Trotsky as a worthy forerunner." and would prefer that "neocons" be called "Trotskycons"

I think the Republicans have gone further into authoritarianism than anybody would have anticipated. I think these Trotskyites have really gotten to them. I think they're really positioning themselves that they're gonna have a very difficult time moving center. Do you see that?