Digby: Mind Games

Atrios flags this nice Grover Norquist quote from Garance Franke-Ruta and, correctly I think, notes that it doesn't mean the base wants to leave Iraq. It just means they will go along with whatever Bush wants to do. In other words, Bush isn't being obstinate about Iraq because he's afraid that his base will desert him. He's not running, neither is Cheney, and neither one of them appear to particularly care about the fortunes of the Republican party. He's obstinate about Iraq for purely personal, philosophical reasons that have little to do with politics at this point.