In church the last Sunday I was struck by a passage in the Gospel in which Jesus says, “those who are not against us are for us.”

Hear any echoes there? Harken back to George W. Bush’s remarks to a special joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001 (link):
“Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”

And on Nov. 6, 2001: “You’re either with us or against us in the fight against terror.”

Note the difference. Jesus makes common cause with those not actively against him; Bush attacks those not actively with him.

So, George got it backwards. Consequently, he’s isolated America in foreign affairs.

This by the way, is the same manner in which he’s run domestic politics, with his “mandates” to “reform” Social Security and repeal the estate tax.

Which is why he’s becoming increasingly isolated himself.