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Much has been said in the “mainstream” media about the supposed infighting among Republicans that the talking heads hope will save the Democrats’ electoral bacon next November. They mistake ideological debate for a civil war and proclaim that debate as evidence of Republicans’ intolerance for diversity of views. They conclude that the party is in thrall to political ideologues.
Curiously, no similar attention is paid to the political threats by left-wing factions to punish Democratic Congressmen and Senators who vote against Obama/Reid/PelosiCare. They threaten to withhold campaign contributions. They threaten to run more liberal candidates in primary contests against these Democratic incumbents. But nary a word in the media about Democrats’ intolerance for diversity of views, a party in thrall to political ideologues, or an intra-party civil war.
Into the breach steps IMAO with their MoveOn.org Top 10 signs of a turncoat Democrat. Although the signs are astoundingly realistic, it’s a parody. The comments that follow the posting provide further examples of apostasy by non-Left Democrats that George Soros and MoveOn will seek to purge.
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