It undermines the thoughtful opponents, concerned about the effectiveness of an aerial campaign and worried it will further destabilise the region.
And this reality means, in turn, that for all the dilemmas that the current state of the Republican Party creates for thoughtful opponents of the new health care law, they still have an obligation to oppose.
Demagogues oppose deliberation and advocate immediate, action to address a national crisis; they attack moderate and thoughtful opponents as being weak.
Hagel is, among other things, a thoughtful person but his opponents have often pointed to that thoughtfulness and called it weakness, or even cowardice.
Federal Judge Susan Bolton, in a lengthy and thoughtful opinion agreed with opponents of the law and enjoined key provisions from being enforced.
But, as he always does, he prefers impugning the motives of his opponent, and exploiting a thoughtful difference of opinion to advance his own ambitions.
But, as he always does, he prefers impugning the motives of his opponent, and exploiting a thoughtful difference of opinion to advance his own ambitions..
If we believe our political opponents are as rational, thoughtful and empathic as we are, then we are likely to pursue political compromise through rational debate, civil discussion and collaborative analysis of the facts.
Milk's most successful opponent was the quiet and thoughtful lawyer Rick Stokes, who was backed by the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club.
