Marty Beckerman’s column in Salon is worth a read for the laughs.

Hi, I’m Marty, and I’m a recovering Republican
I was a feminazi-hating, liberal-bashing loudmouth who tried to befriend Bill O’Reilly. Man, I was such a douche

Every day I wake up with the same thought: “I used to be such a goddamned idiot.”

I am a former Republican. And I wasn’t merely the libertarian, live-and-let-live, fun-at-parties kind of conservative whose primary concern is balancing the budget; I was a spiteful, narrow-minded, fire-breathing paranoid lunatic who questioned the patriotism and morality of my liberal fellow citizens. Recognizing the error of my ways has done wonders for my mental health but left me with constant, unremitting remorse; I really want to go back in time and kick my own ass.

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I should have seen the danger of sealing myself in an echo chamber to prevent contamination from outside viewpoints; I began only hanging out with conservative true believers, only reading conservative books, only getting my news from conservative media outlets. In order to avoid journalistic “left-wing bias,” I embraced right-wing bias, foolishly confusing sensationalist entertainment with debate and truth-telling. Outrage became my drug of choice.

salon.com