It's because the fascists who have infected the GOP are capable of seeing only a very narrow wavelength -- they can only see in degrees of corruption and degrees of power-lust.

They see Democratic "power-lust" only because they are themselves gripped by an all-consuming power lust.

Everyone looks at others as pretty much the same as they themselves are, IMHO.

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Democrats see opponents as people who can be reasoned with and persuaded to do what's right, particularly for society as a whole.

Republicans see opponents as people who will use "any means necessary" to achieve their own ends, at the expense of society as a whole.

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There are exceptions, but I believe that a certain criminal fraction of the current leadership of the Republican party gives the other ten percent a bad name.

Which Jerry Lewis are we talking about here?

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Matloch asked, "or do you believe that they're blind to their own power lust (but can see it because of their own sub-conscious use of it)?"

That's it.

In their minds, they literally can do no wrong.  They don't need to reflect on their own power-lust because they consider everything they do to be noble and infallible.

Rather than a Democrat vs Republican ethical problem, I'd call it a lawyer problem.

Just to piss everyone off...  

"Democrats will do anything to get and maintain power. After all, Lenin wasn't too good a revolutionary. His specialty, once he took power, was to create a ruthless system for permanent power at any cost. Democrats hope to do the same in 2008. By any means necessary, get more senate and house seats."

This is called projection.

Rove, DeLay, Cheney and the neo-cons tried to do this for the Repugs (DeLay was the first to use the term "permanent majority" in 2003) but pissed it all away by starting an ill-advised and failing war in Iraq.

Yeah Kerry was after his 3rd Purble Heart how many times can you shoot your foot?

Senator John Kerry was dodging bullets in Tran Thoi.

Ron, the Navy has no problem with either of John Kerry's purple heart citations.

Now Bush, on the other hand, had a self-inflicted nasal septum irritation that kept him off flying status...if he'd actually *SERVED* in the military, we might not be in the mess we are in Iraq.  Another example of that "projection" thing.

I hope Cindy Sheehan runs agaisnt Pelosi

I hope so too, Allred.  It would give her antiwar message much more exposure, and Pelosi would *STILL* win.

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We on the left call that a win/win situation.  You *DO* know that Pelosi is generally the most conservative candidate running in her district, right?

I wouldnt mind Sheehan there that would make 210 commie liberals.

Sheehan trying to sell her lot in crawford but the dirt she left is to dirty with crap and the clean up cost to much.

Commie liberals? How ridiculous. So the opposite would be a Fascist Conservative?

[edit] What's even funnier is Ron's affinity for red.

Ron, what I care about is keeping the country from going over the cliff any more.  If Cindy Sheehan helps that effort, great.  If not, I'm fully prepared to nudge her over the cliff in favor of someone else.

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I don't agree with everything Cindy Sheehan says in challenging Pelosi.  I *DO* agree with her that she never had her question satisfactorily answered:  why her son died.  Why the sons of 3600 other American mothers died.  Why we're spending $10 billion--that's BILLION--dollars in Iraq every month.   We've already spent more on Iraq than Vietnam, the *OTHER* war Bush dodged responsibility for.

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The Iraq "government" is about to get a report card later this week on how well they're meeting Bush's "benchmarks."  The report card is going to come back all "F's."  The only question is whether we leave Iraq soon, and in some semblance of an orderly fashion, or later, after killing another couple thousand of our best and with helicopter evacuations from the embassy rooftop.   Right now the Republicans are choosing to waste lives and money in Iraq and the Democrats haven't yet stepped up to stop them.

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I'm not happy that impeachment is "off the table," but it's not "off" just because Pelosi said so.  She's stating a fact, not a command.  And Cindy Sheehan is expressing the opinion of about two-thirds of the country.  Ending the Iraq War is not a matter of passing a bill, something which these days takes 60 votes in the Senate.  It's a matter of not passing any more funding, something which takes 40 erect spines. 

That will be determined by whether or not those in office take global warming seriously, Ron.  And whether it's already too late.

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I know you're leading up to "letting God decide."  But "God" is a notoriously bad decider.  

Ron, Iran made their play when they suckered Bush into Iraq.  They've been playing chess against Shrub, who's been playing solitaire, cheating, and *STILL* losing.

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That's why Iran is holding down the death count in Iraq.  They're winning *NOW*, why rock the boat?

No Matt as usal you missed the point Israel has been safe from all the commotion in Iraq but after the fall of Iraq China Russia Iran will make there move to control the middle east.

I believe the timeing was  planned far far ago. 

I believe the one thing that will make Atheist come to the fact that there is a God, is Prophecy, the true Word of God. 

Yes, I noticed that Scarborough Country is off the air.  Maybe MSNBC is trying to keep Olbermann's fans from changing the channel, ya think?

Abrams seems off to a bit of a shaky start.  Hope he gets his spiel down.

(See, I really do notice liberal slants when there actually seems to be one...)

Anyhoo, I gotta turn on my laptop...  I bought a wireless access point for my wired network so that I can work on my new blog and keep my sweetheart company at the same time.