WTF Is It Now?!?

Hey, repugs: Jam that flagpole up your ass, part deux
'Impugning the patriotism of anyone who questions or opposes this administration's policies is an ugly habit on the right - one that has grown more intense and politically opportunistic since Sept. 11, 2001. These tactics are made more repugnant by hypocrisy and double standards. Recall that when President Clinton and NATO waged war against the Milosevic dictatorship to protect the Kosovars from genocide, ultra-right Republicans led by Tom DeLay denounced and undermined him nearly every day. His stupid pronouncements embarrassed the Congress and the nation, but no conservative told DeLay to prove his loyalty by shutting up.

'On Tuesday, the strutting House leader urged Sen.Tom Daschle to "fermez la bouche," taking a cheap shot at the Democrat for criticizing the president's diplomatic failure. Having served in the Air Force, Daschle doesn't need to prove his love of flag and country to the likes of DeLay. The only uniform in DeLay's closet is his pest exterminator outfit. (He once explained that he had been unable to fight in Vietnam because too many minorities had joined up and taken all the available Army bunks.)

'Why are Republican flacks and right-wing ideologues permitted to say the same things that provoke boycotts when uttered by movie stars and musicians? The double standard that condemns liberals while condoning libertarians is indefensible. There is nothing patriotic about the partisan abuse of loyal dissenters. It's a disgrace to the flag that these phonies wrap around themselves.' - snipped from Joe Conason's column.