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Thursday, November 9, 2006

GOP: A Self Reading

posted by on November 9 at 13:43 PM

For my CounterIntel column this week, I hung out at the GOP election night “party” at the Bellevue Hyatt.

We’re so used to hearing Democrats publicly fretting and stressing and psychoanalyzing out loud about what they’re doing wrong that (figuring on the Democratic blow out), I set up shop in Bellevue to finally get some public hand wringing and self doubt from the Republicans on the record. Their basic verdict: Bush has fucked up the war.

Anyway, Amazon.com has a damn good books blog, and one of the bloggers there, a smart dude named Tom, who posts constantly, is wondering just how much self analysis the Rs (like the D’s mea culpa overkill in 2004) are actually going to publish. He’s got a list of the GOP stuff that’s already out there including: Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of Donald H. Rumsfeld

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Don’t hold your breath. Republicans have never been very good with the whole “introspection” thing. That might lead to logical thinking, which could cause some to realize that their policies hurt people and make their lives hell. Assuming they care, this could cause feelings of empathy and remorse and then the denial will kick into overdrive.

What’s going to change the Republican’s policies (greed, dishonesty, gay bashing, etc.)?

Nothing.

Posted by Andrew | November 9, 2006 2:06 PM
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Was wondering where you guys were.

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 9, 2006 3:48 PM

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