re: #4 Killgore Trout

I’ve become fatalistic. Fox News and the Tea Parties have gone so far off the rails that they’ve become immune to criticism. If Glenn Beck were to tattoo a swastika on his forehead and start screaming about alien anal probes nobody would even take notice.

Based on what I’ve read so far, the hard-core “base” is simply reverting to its original form. Whatever moderate elements existed have either been driven out or are too cowed (or greedy for power) to fight back.

I’m finding it increasingly difficult to understand how any sane, self-respecting conservative with even a modicum of ethics left can continue to stand with these people.