Textbook Example of Republican Modus Operandi...

[Robert Murphy]

Consider this, taken from the Salon.com article GOP War on Trial Lawyers:

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, who now heads a conservative anti-tax group called Citizens for a Sound Economy, issued a statement last week in which he said Edwards represents a "well-connected swarm of trial lawyers who twist our legal system to pillage the productive sector for personal gain." But when asked whether CSE had evidence that Edwards had actually engaged in wrongdoing as a lawyer -- whether he had brought frivolous lawsuits, engaged in inappropriate forum shopping or committed any of the other abuses of which some lawyers stand accused -- CSE spokesman Chris Kinnan said no. "I haven't fully looked into that," he said. "Our focus has been on policy, and we wouldn't get involved in his personal history."

Classic!!! Straight out of the Republican playbook: the ad hominem attack and a healthy dose of hypocrisy. Notice: first the jackoff makes a personal attack on Edwards, evoking the tired stereotype of the sleazy ambulance-chasing lawyer, then, when asked to back up his accusation, claims to be above making personal attacks. Let me get this straight, you can't present any evidence to support your attack on Edwards character, because your focus is on matters of policy, not basely attacking an individual's character.

Ever feel like you're living in an absurdist play or a Joseph Heller Novel?

Robert

[BR_Parkway]

1. It's similar to the twilight zone situation of Repugs

shrill yelling that it's so wrong for liberals to take money from the people through taxes to feed and clothe and educate American children.

In the next breath, they support * and want to continue to take billions of dollars from people through taxes (or future generations of taxpayers) to feed and clothe and educate Iraqi children.

Blows my mind.

[CompassionateLiberal]

2. Yes, this truly is Bizarro Land

Good points.

Yet another example of the shallowness of the far right.

[peacetalksforall]

3. They did an in-depth study of diversion and rationalitytactics of mentally

unstable persons and adapted them into usable material for their war against the citizens of the U.S.

[fumetti]

4. Unfortunately...

this works because too many people rely on illogical thinking.

I call them illogical, but Bush calls them "his base."