Descent

For overwrought, hyperbolic angst it's kind of hard to top this. Tom Elia catches Peter Mehlman in full overdrive in the complete demonization of political opposition. It is both sad and frightening.

Former Washington Post sportswriter, Seinfeld writer and executive co-producer, and television comedy writer Peter Mehlman has written something for The Huffington Post that might qualify as the most hyperbolic nonsense written by a member of the Hollywood Left, a 'progressive' — or whatever appellation they are giving themselves these days — in at least the last week.

Writes Mehlman: (emphasis added)

… we're six and a half years into Bush and everyone from Helen Thomas on down is declaring him the worst president ever. What no one is saying is the one overarching reason he's the worst: the Bush administration is the first that doesn't even mean well.

With the possible exception of immigration reform — and who knows what grotesque financial incentive underlies that — try to pinpoint even one policy motivated by the desire to lessen human suffering, to improve the life of citizens. Nothing. There is nothing.

Nothing supported by Bush is well-meaning; it's all evil: Efforts at improving education in "No Child Left Behind," the prescription drug benefit for seniors, Social Security reform — no matter how one feels about their relative merits or efficacy — none of these things were done with good intentions.

And believe it or not, Mehlman actually descends from their by saying that at least the fascists meant well. Seriously. The descent of politics into a complete "we're good, the opposition is evil" mindset is crippling this country already. Mehlman has excavated to a new low. And this is one of those foolish charges that is ludicrous for one, simple reason. If Bush was worse than the dictators Mehlman praises, Mehlman would not be writing his hyperventilation over at the Huffnpuff.

He'd be dead.

But this seems to escape the angst-filled left. And especially people like Mehlman. They'll whine and screech knowing – knowing full well – that they are safe to do so. They are frauds, they are hypocrites and they are lowering politics to a new low.  

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  By Chris, June 25, 2007 @ 1:16 pm

  Even the lucid comments over there are nauseating. What a spectacular disregard for reality and history they have over there.

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