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Snorting Coakley: The Rise of Progressive Nihilism
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 18, 2010 01:55pm |
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| News Date | Monday, January 18, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a brilliant New Republic article, The Rise of Republican Nihilism, Jonathan Chair skewers the intellectual bankruptcy of the contemporary Republican Party.
Because Chait's primary focus is domestic policy, he leaves out some of my favorite examples. For instance, late last year, the self proclaimed "Party of National Security" announced its willingness to block the Defense Spending Bill, which contained the funding for continuing the two wars that Party had dragged us into without an exit strategy (and, in the case of Iraq, without any good reason).
It is noted that in 2004, John Kerry was attacked by the Republicans merely for supporting a version of such a bill other than the one being offered by President Bush. In other words, the Democrats had allowed two bills to be brought up for a vote (Kerry voted for one before he voted against the other). Never have the majority of Democrats actually tried to prevent funding the ongoing needs of our men and women in uniform.
Most stunningly, when compared to past Democratic efforts to change such bills, the concerns were not over differences in National Security policy. When asked whether he would vote for the defense bill, Kansas troglodyte Sam Brownback answered. "No. I don't want health care." Delaying support for our troops would delay a vote on health care and was therefore justified in their eyes. Similarly, our nation proceeds to do business without a head of our Transportation Security Administration, because Republicans have put the nomination on "hold" out of ideological pique that the President's nominee may not be anti-union.
If the elevation of ideology over the National Security concerns of one's nation does not meet the definition of lending aid and comfort to our nation's enemies, let me suggest that it at least offers them the gift of laughter at our expense.
Yet, none dare call it Treason. |
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