Failure of Conservatism Conference - Introduction

The failures of the Bush administration -- from Katrina to Iraq -- are more than a matter of incompetence and cronyism. They are a matter of ideology. The administration's abysmal performance is rooted in the set of conservative beliefs that are at the heart of its decision-making. Conservatism has failed, and will continue to fail, because it has a wrong view of how the world works. Opening Remarks from Robert L. Borosage Co-director of the Campaign for America's Future