US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Romney, Ryan and the post-truth age
...The past six months have revealed how cheap and empty their leaders and institutions are. Serial adulterer Newt "Open Marriage" Gingrich is their "family values" guy. Churches tell their flocks to not worry about the poor and instead focus on Republican politics. Their political discourse has been further monetized. And, appropriately, the greasy fast food bag has become the celebrated symbol of their moral compass.
Deserved or not, there's often been the perception that the Republicans were the extreme-but-responsible grown-ups in the room. While we're out exploring, they could be counted on to hold down the marina.
This campaign has put that notion finally to rest...
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