To hear conservative pundits, media and webloggers tell it, they are the most put-upon group of people on Earth. “Nasty traitors keep criticizing our war plans!” “Why can’t people just get over that prisoner abuse?” “Tom Brokaw made me feel bad about myself!”
Oh boo hoo.
Listen, conservatives, reactionaries and assorted crapweasels: let’s look at the scorecard. You’ve got both houses of Congress and the Presidency. You’re waging war in Iraq, and eagerly awaiting which country is doodled on Wolfowitz’s desk blotter. You got your giant tax cut, so you can finally afford to put that GPS system in the Lexus. Reagan’s death has finally afforded him the godhood he so richly deserves. You’ve got a Supreme Court that installed your guy, and with just a little push would be more than happy to outlaw abortion for you. You have a large portion of the population thinking enshrining discrimination in the Constitution is not only a good thing, but necessary for the survival of the society. Coulter, Limbaugh, Savage, Hannity and other nutbag rightie pundits are more popular than ever. The Bush administration can clearly withstand 8-10 more Watergate-level scandals without feeling a pinch. You own the electronic voting machines, for god’s sake!
Hell, a couple more months like this and the difference between American society and “The Handmaid’s Tale” will be undetectable. Bravo!
So listen: SHUT UP. You don’t make convincing victims. Just turn up the volume on Rush and leave the rest of us alone, OK?