In Your Guts, You Know He's Nuts

In 1964 Barry Goldwater ran for President with strong support from John Birch Society members and similar right-wing wackos. His campaign slogan was: "in your heart, you know he's right." Democrats responded with "In your guts, you know he's nuts." You know how that election worked out.

In 2010 it seems like Republicans have once again become the party of far right extremists. To read an excellent article entitled "Confounding Fathers" in the current issue of the New Yorker click here. It traces tea party roots to the John Birch Society.

For some reason I kept thinking about this during last night's Tierney-Hudak debate.