So much for principles

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So much for principles
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The far-right Washington Times noted the ongoing hostility between the White House and congressional Republicans over immigration policy today, and touched on a point that I haven’t seen elsewhere.

Conservative leaders among House Republicans say that President Bush’s upcoming showdown with them on immigration could threaten support for the Iraq war as well as for the president’s other top policy goals.

“The White House should keep in mind that if they have a direct confrontation with House Republicans on , it could affect the vote on the Iraq appropriation in September,” said Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican.

Is that so?

You mean it’s possible that House Republicans’ support for the president’s tragic war policy might have something to do with partisan loyalties, instead of sincere beliefs about the best way forward? That the House GOP would embrace a policy they’ve accused of being borderline treasonous because Bush supports “amnesty” on domestic immigration?

Now, King is a bit of a blowhard, and this is probably an idle threat (which, in and of itself, is kind of interesting). But the fact that a Republican lawmaker would say this out loud, to a reporter, on the record, is rather startling. King effectively admitted that substantial GOP support for the war is based on not principled beliefs, but rather, is conditional on Bush playing ball with the right on immigration.

Remind me again, conservatives, about how serious Republican policy makers are when it comes to national security.