The title comes from one of the commenters.

Glenn Reynolds linked to Rick Moran's Oct 13 post [1] today. I wish I could believe that most Americans across the polispectrum share Moran's sentiments. Alas.

But when push comes to shove and crisis erupts somewhere in the world involving American interests – and no president in recent memory has escaped such a challenge – I plan on backing my president’s play. I may give voice to skepticism about the path he chooses. This is our right and duty.

But I will not wish that he fail nor will I work to see that he does. The fact that I even have to mention this shows how foreign an idea this is to both the right and the left. The unbalanced hatred on the right directed against President Clinton was followed up by the even kookier and dangerous rage by the left against Bush. Perhaps its time for all of us to grow up a little and start acting like adults where the survival of our republic depends on the two sides not trying to eye-gouge their way to dominance.

Seems pipe-dreamy. I hope not. One way or the other, we'll see.