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New champion for forces of resentment

Frank Rich’s analysis has the ring of truth, pointing up a logical follow on to the sentiment that motivated so many on the right to support George W. Bush long after it became clear his misleadership was grossly incompetent and worse, deviously antidemocratic.

Radical subculture retreats into fantasy

When the going gets hard, the hard right circles the wagons — and sits down in increasing numbers to watch Fox News. Ah, comfort “news” to feed troubled minds. It’s much like tossing a quart of Haagen Daz and bottle of Hershey’s syrup to a morbidly obese binge eater who’s nursing a painful case of [...]

Americans have had it with fearmongering

Republicans aren’t just innocent victims of an election-year downturn in the business cycle. They’ve been cruising for a bruising for decades.

No signs of McCain at Palin rally — really

What to make of a Florida Republican campaign event featuring Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, where none of the campaign signs even mentioned presidential candidate Sen. John McCain?

Palin a cancer on the GOP? You betcha

Talk about wheels coming off the wagon — the neocon scourge has at long last become too much for even loyal water carrier David Brooks to stomach. The New York Times columnist vented this week at a gathering for the redesigned Atlantic magazine.