[lbo-talk] A couple notes on the GOP convention speeches:

[B.]

*-- Mitt Romney castigating "liberals this, liberals that" (for dif reasons than Mr. D. Perrin and me) and then had the audacity to claim they want Big Brother, whereas he doesn't, he who supports the Patriot ct

*-- The constant belittling of community organizing in general

*-- The general passive-aggressive nature of the attacks. Rarely direct, or specific, but evasive, and, well -- just constantly passive-aggressive in tone.

*-- Sarah Palin's speech as "novelty"/freakshow moment instead of candidate's moment to make a substantive stump speech. Just come to watch the freak show, folks.

*-- Romney and other GOP speakers' continuous example of Europe as some sort of stewing cauldron of failed policies that have proven all kind of social programs are wrong. Huh?

*-- Total bashing of welfare like it's 1988 and the Gingrich congress had never passed welfare reform with Clinton's signature. The GOP attacks "welfare" like the '96 reform never happened, and it's as big a problem as ever.

-B.