don't you wonder how many of the very same people who argue that Libby should be pardoned lobbied vociferously for Clinton's impeachment?

You're an ignorant putz; always were, always will be. A rooster on a dunghill commands so little attention these days, I know, but what can I do? I'm sorry for you -- at least a little -- but frankly, there's just too much to get done these days to suffer the usual fools.

I first became aware of Andrew Sullivan about five years ago, via linguist Geoffrey Nunberg. Nunberg did a piece debunking a silly little Republican talking point by doing, you know, actual research looking at actual data. Sullivan's response was "I ignored Geoffrey Nunberg's piece in The American Prospect in April, debunking the notion of liberal media bias by numbers, because it so flew in the face of what I knew that I figured something had to be wrong." Because of this, I have never felt any temptation to take Sullivan seriously. I was startled to later learn that he is regarded as comparatively sensible. He may be more connected with reality than most conversative commentators, but that says more about his colleagues than it does about him.

Hi I'm Shooter. I don't really profess any profound beliefs or subscribe to an ideology. I like to blindly follow any authoritarian in power that is white, male, a "daddy" figure, pretends to be religious but doesn't truly follow scripture except to demonize and spread hate, and supports the rich. My comments are generally banal and I don't add to any discussion. My goal is to point fingers without much depth of thought. Please notice me and respond to me. Without your affirmation I'm nothing.

Ron Paul is a conservative. Virtually everyone else in the republican party is a - repeat after me:

Right-Wing Authoritarian.

As Paul proves every time he opens his mouth, the repugs are not in any way, shape or form "conservative," and they have not been since 1992 - possibly since 1980.

They are Double-High Authoritarians (see John Dean's Conservatives Without Conscience for more detail) who are all about Power and Control.

If making homosexuality mandatory, disbanding the military, using tax dollars to pay for abortions for 12-year-olds and torturing puppies live on national television would bring them more Power and Control, they would do it.

They have no morals, no principles, no beliefs, no standards - nothing but the pure determiniation to do whatever it takes to acquire more Power and Control.

Democrats need to stop playing tiddly-winks with policy and start addressing the real issue:

The republicans are Right-Wing Authoritarians turning this country into a totalitarian banana republic.

THAT is the issue. The ONLY issue.

Is that because he's incapable of formulating an independent thought other than the ones he's spoon-fed, when he actually encounters one it creates confusion. He's incapable of understanding that a group of individuals can think independently and yet join together voluntarily in order to achieve a common purpose. His us/them dichotomy is so ingrained that he's literally blind to any other way of thinking.

Other's may object to his presence but I find it enlightening to have a specimen of RWA at a conveniently observable distance.

Couldn't agree more. The Dems are simply the less evil choice. A work in progress. Defense spending, reinstatement of constitution, election mechanics and campaign finance, torture, de-politicization of numerous agencies (including careful scrutiny of armed forces).

The top-tier democrats as currently composed are not the answer to many, if any, of these problems.

Place lever, apply torque, light 'em up and heat 'em up.

rather than try to correct the course their GOP leader has wrought-with much bloodshed and chaos throughout the world. They want to say "look over there" to the rest of us-trying to point thier fingers at Iran, Russia, China....or whomever else they fancy collecting resouces from.OOH-look over there americans-TERRORISTS. As if the rest of us are dumb enough to buy any of thier reasons for war anymore.I know longer see terrorism as my enemy-but the GOP warmongering platform.

For the GOP to continue to separate themselves from GW is laughable. John McCain helped the Pres. tear apart Habeus C and continues to hide many emails from the Abramoff scandal.

Guiliani is a carboncopy ego-driven nutjob. all of them have flipped more times on every issue, it's ridiculous.

To continue to even link Al Queda with 911 is insulting. When is last time we got any updates on Bin Laden? Also, why aren't the GOP wanting Cheney to release his secret energy meetings? Why aren't the GOP and the Dems working together to get a fair oil deal for Iraq-instead of Cheney illegally taking it upon himself to do. If the GOP is so concerned about distancing themselves from GW-maybe they should first ackknowledge and force GW/Cheney to have some transparency about the above mentioned items. Until they do-all candidates just look like more of the same.

Our first president was named George and so is our last president named George.

George bush will not leave office in 09. There will be a terror attack on America before the presidential election and bush will suspend the constitution for "your protection" from the horrible terrorists in order to "protect you".

I have a great idea! lets sit around and talk about the difference between the left and the right while they both destroy our country right in front of our faces but we are so engaged in our important debate we don't even see it.

Can anyone say trained monkeys ?

Gee, does all this mean Glenn is a conservative?

By all indications, he is more conservative than you. He, for instance, believes the Constitution is worth keeping around.

What! Policy differences! I guess that means Mama and Bama aren't true... what ever it is that you are. Politically that is. It's positively scandalous.

Of course they're not. They're politicians. They aren't going to try to completely take over the country, though, like your boy has done, Dr. Evil-style. The only "purity test" in politics is your own fascist one: neocon or not?

And neocons, by definition, have no ideology to protect, to principles to uphold, only blind, irrational axiomatic priorities that place party before country and power before law.

By the way, what marvels of modern life brought to us by "irresponsible capitalist swine" have you eschewed to remain morally pure? Anything, or are you just striking a pose? Heh.

Could you be more stupid? You don't even know what you're arguing against, just throwing out whatever retarded, poorly-thought-out stereotype about teh libruls comes to... er... mind. Bush's crimes have so little to do with capitalism that your link is scarcely refutable: in fact, it's preposterous. Is that the only way your brain can cognize the criminality, by making bizarre connections to economic and political philosophy?

What the hell does capitalism have to do with torture, the Unitary Executive theory, or spying on citizens?

How much tea have you quit drinking to protest it's price in China? Will you give up apples in preference to oranges or chalk for cheese?

@Anonymous: don't you wonder how many of the very same people who argue that Libby should be pardoned lobbied vociferously for Clinton's impeachment?

I'm going to guess: all of them.