The Blog | Justin Frank: Politics of Intimidation | The Huffington Post: "We no longer have a two-party system. There is only one party - the Democratic Party. The other is a gang of bullies that has usurped the Republican Party's once-good name. It rules through intimidation. The list of victims includes not only Democrats like Max Cleland and Paul Wellstone, but Republicans as well.
John McCain was accused by Bush's henchmen of fathering an illegitimate black child. Soon McCain was back in the fold. Senators Warner, McCain (him again; he sure gets uppity sometimes) and Graham banded together to point out that torture is not an American value. They were told by their party bosses to leave it alone, and they shut up. Senator Olympia Snow was threatened that she'd lose her state's naval base should she oppose any Bush Supreme Court nominee, even if she strongly disagreed with his beliefs. She fell in line like all good Republicans do..."
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