From today’s WashPost:

To hear conservatives tell it, the liberals are being self-destructive by constantly and fervently denouncing the president.

“After a while,” says (a right-winged political observor), “it sounds like they’re not respecting the intelligence of the average American. It’s become a brand for the angry left.”

If the liberals were being so self-destructive, why are so many conservatives pissed about the wave of Bush-bashing that’s underway? Wouldn’t it be desirable for them to allow the lefties to simply continue to underscore the deep, frightening flaws of our sitting president? But, instead, they’re crying unpatriotic hell on those who dare speak ill of W. It will be interesting to see how long peple stick with the prez through his inevitable unraveling. My guess is Repubs will start bailing as Nov. 3, 2004 approaches. Dead Iraqi soldiers, rape of the environment, windfalls for corporate friends, a fucked economy … not exactly a strong platform to run on.