Time for us to go. Let's quit while we're behind.

• Author: Buckley, Christopher
• Position: Republican Party (United States - Cover story - Brief article

With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, conservatives these days ought to be happy, but most aren't. They see expanding government, runaway spending, Middle East entanglements, and government corruption, and they wonder why, exactly, the country should be grateful for Republican dominance. Some accuse Bush and the Republicans today of not being true conservatives. Others see a grab bag of stated policies and wonder how they cohere. Everyone thinks something's got to change. Now seven prominent conservatives dare to speak the unspeakable: They hope the Republicans lose...