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Saturday, October 4, 2008 12:00 AM

A country in shambles, under GOP rule

Efforts to blame Democrats for the country's deep woes assume deep stupidity on the part of the glorified Regular Voter.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Saturday, October 4, 2008 11:34 AM

    Glenn, although I admire your contributions greatly,

    I believe you are daydreaming here. Where were Mr. and Mrs. Rational-substance-based in the lead-up to Iraq? How do you account for more than a few thousand Republican votes in any given national election?

    The confused pundits are right on this one. The American Voter is conflicted over who can best return their entitlement to BigMacs-in-the-SUV-towing-the-new-speedboat, U.S. Strength, and DisneyWorld summers versus a regressive pull toward a fantasized family with a war-hero daddy and fuckable mommy who are Right with the Lord. They are sincerely torn.

    —J.C. Miller Read J.C. Miller's other letters

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