Also, Scarbough led Blumenthal down a path to where they were not even discussing the Christian Right’s takeover of the GOP, but batting for each side (Dems, Repubs). Yes, Bill Clinton gave us a surplus, but he did it on the backs of the very poorest in this country, while giving billions of dollars to the Pentagon that they did not even ask for and sweetheart tax breaks for corporations like Amway (cringe), another part of the US dominionist Christian Right.

Pwnlings and Disslings: Get Max’s book so you can understand what you are rightfully questioning, about Republican Gomorrah; and get a life, Max’s work is there for you, also, I promise. Buy two books, and send one to a friend, if you have a friend.

Nevertheless, I really wish that there were a concise way to tackle this canard that the vitriol on both sides is equivalent. Andrea Pelosi, Harry Reid and Jerrold Nadler were making pointed critiques of behavior using similies versus people on the right making bald accusations of treachery as well as using hate speech and racist tropes.

It’s not just Joe Scarborough either. I’ve come to expect that slant from him (as well as from Pat Buchanan… also on MSNBC, the “liberal” network). What’s troubling is that I have heard nearly the exact same claim from Gwen Ifill, Diane Rehm, Neil Conan, Brian Lehrer and others on NPR. Seems the Bush administration has not quite ended for NPR, they as they try so hard to balance their critique of both sides, they err on the side of distortion.

It’s kind of like finding balance by reporting the following claims side by side:
Expert A: Evolution is a demonstrable theory based on hard scientific fact.
Expert B: You’re wrong.