It's ironic to those of us in the reality-based community to hear so-called "Republicans" attempting to weigh in on political matters. A Republican I know slipped in some Rovian bile the other night, trying to disguise it as a critique of divisive politics. . .
The Republicans have abused the opportunity they had, and created greater polarization in the United States and the world at large. They have done it using election-winning tactics perfected by Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh, using scorn, broad brush caricatures, and lies to divide people and create a sense of desperate urgency. The Public Interest or Homeland Security have been the least of their concerns. Their priority has been to keep power and gut the Federal Government and our treasury.
I say "so-called" because to me, "Republicans" are like bored 7th graders pretending to be "Nazis" or "Communists" because it impresses the girls. They scribble SS symbols on their notebooks in study hall and on their bodies in tattoo ink, with no more than a comic book notion of what they're embracing - it's like the Goth thing. OOOHH - Spooky! Yawn.
The primary function of the Neocon philosophy is to destroy Democracy. Plain and simple. Because of the damage they have done to our Armed Forces, our treasury, and our credibility, they are traitors and criminals. Like Linda Blair in the Exorcist, they will spew toxic vomit in every direction to resist correction, but corrected they will be. Call them on the carpet. Make Bush answer the hard questions in broad daylight.
