Reply #1: I'd say cutting taxes for the rich is their ONLY real issue. [View All]

[sofa king]

If you include taxes as a subset of "exploiting government to get selected private sector individuals filthy rich," then everything else they support is only in there to pave the way to that objective. Everything else they support is specifically designed:

* To stoke the fires of hatred and/or patriotism among their ignorant followers;

* To confuse their ignorant followers so that they cannot make an informed decision and therefore default to the authority figures they trust (Republicans);

* To confound those who oppose them by forcing them to express outrage and to repair damage to institutions rather than moving forward;

* To make it easier for Republicans to skirt the law, avoid recriminations, and dole out favors to their benefactors.

Everything the Bush Administration did for eight years falls under one of those four categories or the fifth: getting their benefactors filthy rich-er-est. That's all they really have, and for the longest time, that's all they really needed.