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Here’s the last two weeks in a nutshell:

Conservative response to a guy setting his underwear on fire on an airplane: It’s Obama’s fault! We should declare war on Yemen! We should stop allowing Muslims on our airplanes! We need to connect the dots! We’re all going to die!

Conservative response to providing healthcare to 30 million Americans: It’s socialism! It’s going to bankrupt America! It’s Chicago thug politics! It’s going to kill grandma! It’s going to turn our healthcare system into an abattoir!

Conservative response to regulating the financial industry that almost destroyed America’s banking system: It’s Marxism! It’s going to cause hyperinflation! It’s Uncle Sam’s jackboot on the commerce of the country! It’s the end of innovation! Buy gold!

Conservative response to catastrophic climate change: It’s a hoax from the liberal media. Pay no attention to it.

Feel free to add your own observations in comments.

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