Robert Parry Asks a Question That is So Silly,

it really isn't worth an entry on this blog, and I haven't felt very motivated to post here as of late. He asks the question whether Republicans can be trusted.

I mean, for Chrissake, if people have to ask that question, they've been comatose or living in a cave for the past 40 years, or at least since the radical right hijacked the party.

Parry goes way back, though probably not far enough back, to try and make sense of how the radical right of the Republican Party got as far as it got. I can summarize it by saying the GOP created its own reality, thanks to its large network of billionaire-financed "think tanks" and media (the repeal of the Fairness Act was essential in the right-wing takeover of large chunks of the media), which was totally at odds with the real reality. They embraced a cult, and now they feel they can't let go of this cult for fear their whole house of cards of an alternate reality will collapse. It already has, but that doesn't mean it will stop them from clinging tenaciously to the discredited cult of Friedmanism. They will go all out to obstruct Obama because they think this will help them return to power in 2010 and 2012, but the turnip truck has left the station. The people, or at least a growing number of people, finally realize they've been had by a giant con and now want some action.

The GOP is trying the same damned thing to Obama they did with Clinton, but it is with hope Obama doesn't fall into the trap. Perhaps both Clintons are giving him advice as to how to deal with these people.