So-called Conservatives

What's conservative about them? Recent statements by Conservative Party leaders in Britain give us pause. WSJ:

Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague's Jan. 31 speech to the Royal Institute of International Affairs -- Chatham House -- spoke of a "solid but not slavish" alliance, and called for "the effective management of the relationship with the United States of America." These controversial words caused significant political damage here. It echoed Mr. Cameron's "liberal conservative" speech given on the fifth anniversary of 9/11, where he spoke of the need for "humility and patience" in conducting foreign policy.

Mr. Hague's carefully chosen description of America's and Britain's "loss of moral authority," and the need for Britain to shift more political weight to "the relationships of the Asia-Pacific region," is viewed in Washington as a fundamental reassessment of the special relationship, with far-reaching implications for both the U.S. and the U.K.

What was missing from the speech was any display of solidarity with the U.S. when thousands of British soldiers are fighting alongside their American counterparts in Iraq and Afghanistan, a stunning omission at a time of war.

Kneejerk opposition to Tony Blair and America on the war will damage our historic close relationship in the view of many Americans.

Are they seeking to join their neighbors across the Channel in Euro-hell?

Perhaps Conservative Party leaders should consider a world without America.