Reading the latest pathetic Republican actions following Rep Murtha's call for a smooth withdrawl of American troops from the Iraqi disaster brings to mind Nietsche's aphorism "Beware those who have a strong impulse to punish." In TeX terms the macro would be
\def\Republicans{the Party with a strong impulse to punish}.
It would seem that the Republican's first response to a challenge is personal attack, not an engagement with the issues. It is said that you become what you hate. The GOP becomes each day, in its cronyism, its disengagement with reality, its desire to stifle dissent, like the Soviet Communist Party it hated for so long.
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I share your love of TeX, but not your analysis of US politics. I suggest the following:
\def\Democrats{the Party with a strong impulse to lie}
See of lying here:
* http://www.michellemalkin.com/mt/oct05-tb.cgi/3263
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Incidentally, it seems \Republicans don't hold a monopoly on stifling dissent:
* http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/329paqcc.asp?pg=1
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http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2005/10/baby_steps_towa.html
Nor do \Republicans have a monopoly on disengagement from reality:
* http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2005/11/intellectual-and-moral-bankruptcy-of.html
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