The Krug-man: The more un-American the policy, the more the Republican base supports it

i have to confess, when i read about the audience erupting in loud applause and cheers when the trolls passing themselves off as republican presidential candidates came out in support of torture at the repub debate the other night, i was stunned... aren't there any REAL republicans out there...? well, i know of ONE, jim, who comments regularly on this blog, but, i mean, HELLO...!?!?! did they screen the audience at the debate to see who could demonstrate sufficient bloodlust...? was there a testosterone and steriod test at the door...? evidently paul krugman had some thoughts of his own (nyt select, subscription required)...

What we need to realize is that the infamous "Bush bubble," the administration's no-reality zone, extends a long way beyond the White House. Millions of Americans believe that patriotic torturers are keeping us safe, that there's a vast Islamic axis of evil, that victory in Iraq is just around the corner, that Bush appointees are doing a heckuva job -- and that news reports contradicting these beliefs reflect liberal media bias.

krugman may be right, but, if so, i'm going to opt for staying in denial... i choose to believe that those in the debate audience were truly NOT representative of the majority of americans who i believe are decent, compassionate, and caring individuals, individuals who hold firmly to our cherished notions of human rights, human dignity, justice, due process, and all of the rights and obligations set forth in the u.s. constitution... if bush can live in his bubble, i can live in mine...

(thanks to raw story...)

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