Get Outta Hell Free Card?

Some of these John Q. Republicans are having a "come to Jesus" moment. This one helped George W. Bush hold onto power in 2004 and now regrets it. I personally hope all of these lying bastards burn in hell. Obviously some of them are fearing that end and are trying to make amends. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt as I read most of the following...

In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush’s early success at positioning himself as a Republican with Democratic appeal.

He switched parties, joined Mr. Bush’s political brain trust and dedicated the next six years to getting him to the Oval Office and keeping him there. In 2004, he was appointed the president’s chief campaign strategist.

Looking back, Mr. Dowd now says his faith in Mr. Bush was misplaced.

He said his decision to step forward had not come easily. But, he said, his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s presidency is so great that he feels a sense of duty to go public given his role in helping Mr. Bush gain and keep power.

Mr. Dowd, a crucial part of a team that cast Senator John Kerry as a flip-flopper who could not be trusted with national security during wartime, said he had even written but never submitted an op-ed article titled “Kerry Was Right,” arguing that Mr. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat and 2004 presidential candidate, was correct in calling last year for a withdrawal from Iraq.

Until I got to this part...

His views against the war began to harden last spring when, in a personal exercise, he wrote a draft opinion article and found himself agreeing with Mr. Kerry’s call for withdrawal from Iraq. He acknowledged that the expected deployment of his son Daniel was an important factor.

As I've always said, these pussy Republicans are willing to throw my son to the wolves but wouldn't support this war if their own kids were at risk. I've seen it over and over again. War should be a shared sacrifice but this guy and millions of Republicans like him haven't been touched by this war at all. Well, that isn't completely true, many have actually benefited from it. Think about those that hold Halliburton shares, for example.

So, in the end, those that supported Bush in 2004, like Mr. Dowd, have blood on their hands. Those that did so in an effort to line their pockets are the worst of the bunch but they're all to blame. Supporting this President with all of the evidence we already had was inexcusable. And I think they'll have a lot of explaining to do when they get to the Pearly Gates.