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The Empty Conscience

by digby

I've written a lot about how the Democrats need to hold Republicans accountable for what they do or they will rise from their electoral graves and return to do it again --- just as they have been doing since the dawn of the dirty tricks, modern conservative movement. Character assassins are not impressed by Christian forgiveness and the American people are too busy working two jobs to pay off their sub-prime mortgages and their 28% interest credit cards to notice the details. It's up to the Democrats to do this
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During the hearing for this reprehensible GOP moneybags, John Kerry was appropriately steely eyed and angry. Jim Webb says he won't vote for the guy. The nomination has been tabled for now. But it still isn't settled and it really shouldn't even be a question.

Which leads us to this atrocity


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It doesn't matter what he says or what he feels. He's a lying piece of garbage, as he proved when he bankrolled those swiftboat scum. If this guy is confirmed by a Democratic senate the word will once again go forth that there will be no price to pay for character assassination. Indeed, Republicans will laugh their asses off. Not only can you destroy a man's reputation, his friends and allies will reward you for it. (And then you can do it to them too!)
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It's not that Democrats have to make a note of every slight and issue payback. But they do have to draw some bright lines. The swift boat project was beyond the pale and anyone who had anything to do with it should never be rewarded at the hands of Democrats. If they do not make it a point to hold these people accountable in any way they can, they are the architects of their own demise. The ghost of Don Segretti is working feverishly as we speak, training the zombies to do the same thing to the next presidential candidate. That's how Republican zombies and Joe Lieberman work. They don't have consciences.