Even George Will says it

Time for Bush to See The Realities of Iraq, By George F. Will:

"Ron Chernow's magnificent new biography of Alexander Hamilton begins with these of his subject's words: "I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be." That is the core of conservatism.

Traditional conservatism. Nothing "neo" about it. This administration needs a dose of conservatism without the prefix."

--Washingtonpost.com column by George Will, May 3.