Democrats: Republicans are rooting against America

[kpete]

Source: Politico

Democrats: Republicans are rooting against America

By GLENN THRUSH | 10/5/09 4:48 AM EDT

During the Bush era, Republicans from Karl Rove to Joe Wilson questioned — in ways both veiled and overt — the patriotism of Democrats who challenged the administration’s Iraq policy, pre-war intelligence and surveillance programs.

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Many Democrats saw the outbursts following the IOC decision – the merry Tweets, videos of cheering conservatives and chest-thumping by party leaders like Newt Gingrich — as part of larger pattern that includes the flirtation of right-wing Texans like Gov. Rick Perry with secession and the caustic tone of right-wing talk radio, embodied by Rush Limbaugh’s “I want him to fail” comment about Obama in January.

“Some of these people are starting to put politics first and country second,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, taking particular issue with Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

“The American people are starting to wonder if they are rooting against America,” he added.



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[Mrs. Overall]

1. Hypocrisy hurts.

[quiet.american]

2. Van Hollen has probably made the understatement of the year.

“Some of these people are starting to put politics first and country second....”

Duh.

[Echo In Light]

3. Same as it ever was

[No Elephants]

4. "Starting?" Are you kidding me? Reagan's asking Iran to hold the hostages

until his inauguration may have been the start. Lee Atwater may have been the start. Probably it started long before that, but I just don't know my politics well enough.

Saying that Republicans are just now starting to put politics before country would be hilarious if people weren't so gullible. As it is, it's sickening.

But, then, what do we expect from Politico?

[Winterblues]

5. The difference is how overt it has become

When Reagan's team supposedly did what you say it was very covert, on the hush hush. It is almost as if they are now bragging about being against America..Now they want to form their own country with nothing but white people that thrive on hatred...It would be amusing to watch their own little Lord of the Flies...

[Romulox]

6. I'm really suspicious of this "Rally the troops around a common enemy!" stuff.

We were talking about healthcare, ending the wars...remember?

[timtom]

7. More like rooting for the truffles of destruction at the

tree of liberty. (Snort! Snort! Sweeeeee!)

[leftstreet]

8. Thank God the Republicans don't have the majority n/t

[calimary]

9. What took you so long, Van Hollen?

Where the hell have you been for the past decade (at least)? Asleep at the switch?