Huffington Post / "Conservatism" or Psychopathology?

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RJ Escrow writes:


"People don't slavishly obey and follow every whim of Bush and now Cheney because they revere them.

They do it for a more basic reason: They've got the candy.

Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld ... they're Mafia bosses doling out the largesse in return for unquestioned fealty.

And today's so-called "conservatives" respond in kind.

Will Roger Ailes get more exclusive interviews if he peddles the daily GOP lies and spins? As you wish, Godfather.

Will Arnold Schwarzenegger become Governor if he pumps for Bush at the convention? Thank you, Don Karl.

Will "Straight Talkin'" John McCain be rewarded with a chance to run in 2008 if he forgets what they did to his wife and kid? It' good to kiss the ring again, Mr. President. Let me hug you.

Nowhere is the rampant gangsterism more apparent than in the public commentary offered by pundits and politicians. Everything that conservatives once stood for - fiscal responsibility, preventing drug and alcohol abuse, enforcing the law, sexual propriety, supporting the military, preserving our institutions, decency in speech and deportment - has been enthusiastically dismissed and derided by self-seeking figures in the media and politics.

So Bush used to get drunk and high and screw secretaries? We don't care; he's the man.

The GOP campaign and the Administration break the law? He's our guy; shut your face.

The VP tells a Senator in the august halls of Congress to "go fuck himself"? His candor is refreshing.

We're running the country into debts so high we may never be whole again? Heh, heh; I got mine right in the bank, sucker. Destroying the earth through global warming? I know: we'll debunk modern science; our money boys will pay the Cato Institute to come up with some phony climatology studies.

Wrecking the country's finances. Trashing civil discourse. Law breaking. Ruining the earth itself for our grandchildren. That's some sick s**t. Now, we have the sight of Mr. Whittington - by all accounts a good and decent man - being forced to crawl on broken glass to stay in the club. Hey, too bad about Harry - but business is business.

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