I have written many posts about the perversions of the right wing and the way that they utterly defile biblical texts with stupid or backwards or utterly self serving twisting of the verses. I have pointed out for example, that in the Bible, G-d seems pretty keen on helping the poor rather than abusing the poor or saying that they whine too much. I have written about Conservapedia’s attempt to create a sickening properly “right wing” bible that takes all of that pesky call for social justice out of the book. Many have written about their constant hypocrisy. The GOP has quite the parade of bible thumping “family values” folks like Rush and Newt and dozens of others who can’t seem to be faithful to either their multiple wives, mistresses or soon to be ex-wives. I have written about how the Heritage foundation supports child, forced and slave labor in other nations. I have written about the Jaime Leigh Jones case and how GOP senators just couldn’t bring themselves to prevent Haliburton and other corporate friends of the party from making it impossible for rape victims to seek redress. I have written about the fear mongering of them and the endless lies and smears they put out that are creating a national hysteria. I have written about their open racism and how some of them like to dress up as waffen SS. I have written about the greed of the GOP that causes them to lie about science - particularly AGW when it threatens every man woman and child on this planet. I could go on with so much more, but you get the point.

So in honor of these “holy” people, I needed a name for them that properly captures their spirit.

I hereby coin the phrase:

Gomorrah Old Party.

Feel free to use it.

Just to back this up a little more, here is the Kehati commentary on the Mishna.

PIRKEI AVOT: CHAPTER 5: MISHNAH 10

There are four types of people. He who says: ‘Mine is mine and yours is yours’ - this is the average type; and some say, this typifies Sodom; (He who says) ‘Mine is yours and yours is mine’ is an am ha-aretz; (He who says) ‘Mine is yours and yours is yours’ is a pious man; (And he who says) ‘Mine is mine and yours is mine’ is a wicked man .

Kehati

There are four types of people - varieties of social attitudes expressed in personal or material relations.

1) He who says: ‘Mine is mine and yours is yours’ - you are not to benefit from me, anymore than I should benefit from you, this is the average type - of person who, though hardly a saint, can neither be called wicked, since he limits his gains to his own domain and does not reach out for what belongs to others; and some say, this typifies Sodom - the refusal to share an advantage with others was a vice practiced by the Sodomites, who thereby ruled out the practice of hospitality. Moreover, they were heartless towards the poor and the stricken, as it is written (Ezek. 16:49); “Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and careless ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.” According to Bartenura, this typifies Sodom means that such average behavior is dangerously close to that of Sodom because out of sheer habit he will begrudge all advantage to others, even when it does not entail any loss to his own person. This was the standard of Sodom where strangers were spurned even though Sodom was spacious and well provided.

Midrash Sh’muel regards the Mishnah’s twofold evaluation as alternative, depending upon the intentions of the person in question. If his primary motive is not to draw on what belongs to others, in accordance with the verse (Prov. 15:27): “and he who hates gifts shall live,” but in order to strengthen his resolve he adds: Mine is mine, then his attitude is defined as average. But if, driven by avarice, his primary motive is to begrudge others, and his statement yours is yours merely serves to cover mine is mine, then this corresponds to the character of Sodom.

2. (He who says) ‘Mine is yours and yours is mine’ - allowing others to benefit from what is his, so that eventually he may benefit from what belongs to others, is an am ha-aretz - i.e. he is one of the “people of the land:’ for this is a positive trait which serves the needs of society, and represents the common desire of most people to give and to receive in equal measure. Others interpret am ha-aretz in the derogatory sense, as an ignoramus who is unable to distinguish between what is his and what belongs to others (Rashi).

3. (He who says) ‘Mine is yours and yours is yours’ - refusing to benefit from others, but eager to let others profit from what is his, and is ever ready to assist all men, is a pious man - who goes beyond the requirements of the law.

4. (And he who says) Mine is mine and yours is mine’ - deriving profit from others, but unwilling to repay in kind, is a wicked man - who covets the property of others and does not deal kindly with any person.