They Did The Mash

Paul Krugman on the Monster Years:

What I mean by that is that for the past 14 years America’s political life has been largely dominated by, well, monsters. Monsters like Tom DeLay, who suggested that the shootings at Columbine happened because schools teach students the theory of evolution. Monsters like Karl Rove, who declared that liberals wanted to offer “therapy and understanding” to terrorists. Monsters like Dick Cheney, who saw 9/11 as an opportunity to start torturing people.

And in our national discourse, we pretended that these monsters were reasonable, respectable people. To point out that the monsters were, in fact, monsters, was “shrill.”

See Also: Leaving Palinism Behind, Two Paths To Reform, Spreading leprosy and joy wherever they go…, Young Republicans Push Internet Organizing Priority, A Farewell To Arms, The Great Repudiation: Why voters have had enough of conservative rule, Right-Wingers Seething over Election Outcome, What a Difference Four Years Makes, and Neocon Bunker Hunker.

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    [2008 made one thing clear: if allowed to go unchecked, the Democrats’ structural advantages, including their use of the Internet, their more than 2-to-1 advantage with young voters, their discovery of a better grassroots model — will be as big a threat to the future of the GOP as the toxic political environment we have faced the last few years.
    The time is now to set in motion the changes needed to rebuild our party from the grassroots up, modernize the way we run campaigns, and attract different, energetic, and younger candidates at all levels.]
    For all Republicans interested in re-building a viable, vibrant Republican Party, please visit:
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