From: John Cuccia 

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 16:48:48 -0400, George Sherwood
 wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:11:51 -0500, John Cuccia wrote:
>
>>
>> Apparently they just love alternative histories. Believe it or not,
>> they're imagining a Gore victory in 2000 and the rescue of
>> conservatism and America by superheroes Sean Hannity, Gordon Liddy and
>> Ollie North (link below courtesy of the Reason Magazine blog).
>
>You honestly believe that this COMIC is supported by the RNC or reflects
>the views of Republicans?

RNC?  No.  Republicans?  Absolutely.

If you'd said "all Republicans", I'd have said no.  But I do
believe that a significant percentage of the membership of your party feels
that way.

See Gary Britt's earlier reply for an example.

>It is only a comic book.

And a ridiculous one at that.

>You really have to
>stretch to apply this to Republicans loving alternative histories.

Nah, it's all of a piece.  Heck, you heard members of our conservative
contingent posit a Dick Cheney run for office, then take media members to
task for bashing him.  It's endemic to many Republicans.

Consider that the Republicans have the White House, both houses of
Congress, and have appointed seven of nine Supreme Court justices. Given
the tepid (and falling) public support for Bush shown in recent months, and
the fear of losing seats in off-year elections, they have to do something
to make sure their voting base doesn't get complacent. That
"something" is,  invariably, to blame Democrats and
"liberals" for the whatever happens to be bothering Republican
voters, even when Democrats haven't had the power to do anything in six
years.

>What about this Dean quote:
>
>"The president and his right-wing Supreme Court think it is 'okay' to have
>the government take your house if they feel like putting a hotel where
>your house is,"
>
>Talk about alternative histories.  Tell me again, which side of the court
>voted in favor of Kelo?

The one that history claims to have three Republican appointees on it.

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