As a species, the right wing has separated itself off from humanity, and declared itself above law, above rational support for the principles that made this nation safe from authoritarian rule, and most especially above decent treatment of all people. Under that species’ dominion, the law of the jungle is supreme, and charity itself becomes a crime.

“The richest one percent of this country owns half our country’s wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It’s bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own.”—Gordon Gekko to Bud Fox (Wall Street, 1987, directed by Oliver Stone)

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The National Review’s Contributors complain about Obama’s lousy Inaugaral Speeech, his stimulus plan, his past performanmce, Roe v Wade, the Left’s incivility, their persecution-The Right’s usual problems.

C&L’s Amato informs us the wise folks on the right have offered to advise Obama on how to improve his communication skills, noting that he could learn much from how careful George Bush is when choosing his words and speaking to the nation. What a great idea!