More Republican Defections

A new book by Victor Gold attacks the "party snatching" of Republicanism by Bush and his cronies. Now, before we label him as a left-wing America-hater, we need to look at his background. Gold was a speechwriter for Bush Sr. and was a prominent Goldwater disciple. He is a personal friend of the Bush family and many other prominent politicians. His previous books include Looking Forward, the autobiography of George H. W. Bush, and a satirical fiction, The Body Politic, coauthored with Lynne Cheney. Wow, a real liberal. His book, Invasion of the Party Snatchers, is filled with scathing commentary about the current administration, and the damage it has caused to "traditional Conservatism". A sample: Is the Republican Party we once knew salvageable and, given the damage done by the Bush-Cheney White House and DeLay-Hastert Congress in the past half-decade, is there anything left of it worth saving? Ouch. So, is it salvageable? ... The salvage can only come if the patient here dies and is reborn; which is to say, the transmogrified entity now passing itself off as the party of Lincoln will have to pay the price for its masquerade, as occurred in November 2006—and, given the in-denial response to that election by the party’s leaders, will likely recur in 2008. And there you have it. Get this administration out... quickly.