Republican Debate!

I love watching Fox News Channel but unfortunately I don't have cable. So I get to take advantage of great websites such as newshounds and crooksandliars. Crooks and Liars had some pretty interesting clips from last night's Republican debate. Looks like Ron Paul is shaping up to be every non-Republican's favorite Republican candidate. He's certainly mine. Of course, he is a libertarian and, as such, I disagree with much of his stands on government's role in our lives but I strongly agree with what he has to say regarding our never-ending "War on Terror." Last night he said that 9/11 was blowback due to our policies in the Middle East. That seems pretty obvious to me but in the modern Republican party it is like saying the earth is orbits the sun in the middle of an inquisition. Check out Paul sounding rational, then Rudy whipping out his 9/11 credentials and calling Paul absurd. The most striking thing to me is the crowd's response, it is sickening.

Unfortunately, these days, attributing any sort of rationality to terrorism is a political death sentence.

They hate our freedom!

Yaaaayyyyyy!!!!

Anyone who doesn't think that is a pussy!

Yaaaaayyyy!!

And a traitor!

Yaaaayyy!!!

How can you argue with that? You certainly can't. And that's the beauty of it. I think that Giuliani is the most dangerous Republican candidate. He has a strong chance of being nominated and elected. But he's the most fascistic one out there and he always has been.