Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke owe the British people an apology

Do Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke have any intellectual integrity? On the insipid Beltway Boys, Barnes questioned the courage of the British people -- calling them whiners in the wake of the London bombings.

FRED BARNES, CO-HOST: You know, at the moment, Blair has the British people and the political establishment in England on his side. But, you know, I am worried, because the reaction, particularly what I’ve heard from Americans who were in England on 7/7, when, what, 56 people were killed in that, in those first bombing attacks on the subways and a bus, they say that the British upper lip is not as stiff as it used to be, particularly during World War II and during all those bombings by the IRA.

You look at the press, and it’s all whining about, Why are we in Iraq?

Puting aside the always self-serving anecdotal evidence ("I've heard from Americans who were in Englad…") that pundits produce in endlessly renewable amounts, the evidence (yes, God, actual evidence!) is that British public support had been going down, down, down long before the London terror bombings.

But public sentiment be damned anyway. The very brave, very noble Tony Blair must soldier on. And why must he continue to pursue a disastrous military policy that the people of his country do not support?

Kondracke has the answer: "He's got his whole reputation at stake supporting Bush and on the War on Terror."

Hmm. I think we can safely assume that the damage has already been done.