...to be a Republican these days

[JRob]

The Millstone
By William Rivers Pitt
t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Monday 09 May 2005

I have trouble imagining what it must be like to be a Republican these days. The party of Lincoln and TR, the party of fiscal responsibility and small government, has become so profoundly separated from its roots that it is barely recognizable anymore. Millions of people who proudly call themselves Republican must, I think, be dealing with a quiet yet insistent voice within. Something, whispers that voice, has gone wrong.

After September 11, everything changed. This is what a lot of Republicans tell themselves these days. It soothes the disquiet, and offers a rationalization for the gigantism that government has undergone under this so-called Republican administration. Of course we must make the government huge and intrusive, specifically in military and intelligence departments, because terrorists could smuggle biological or nuclear weapons into our country and kill tens of thousands of people.

September 11 justifies a lot of things previously considered abominable. That is what a lot of Republicans tell themselves these days. No Republican in his right mind would have supported something like the Patriot Act before the attacks. Indeed, a variety of anti-terrorism actions offered by the Clinton administration were shot to pieces by the Republicans in Congress because they were considered too invasive. Then, of course, everything changed.

Full piece:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/050905X.shtml

[Freedom_from_Chains]

1. Any actual conservatives left the party a long time ago. n/t

[Ilsa]

2. Poor Will. He suffers with the delusion that Republicans actually think.

:sarcasm:
Great article. All of it, from CNN's continuing mantra of how everything has changed, to the WMD deception.

And ues, I do agree with you, Will. It must be tough for any thinking Repub to live with that cognitive dissonance.

[proud patriot]

3. Awesome

Well said

[meegbear]

4. No ... Will said!

:rofl: