Wonder How We Got Here?

Avedon Carol points out (or points to those who do) that the narrowing of response to address right-wing power grabs like the Iraq lies and the federal prosecutorial putsch has not happened overnight in America. Public tolerance for this sort of behavior grows as we refuse to fight it.

Digby says:

It's very important that we not attribute the failure of the last few years solely to George W. Bush or even Dick Cheney's assault on the constitution. The virulent form of conservatism they represent is not just political, it's a systemic, cultural ill that has seized our society and made us lose our sense of common purpose --- and decency.