Socialism, nazis, coins and crack

The governor of Texas accuses the Obama administration of leading the country toward socialism, reads in red a Drudge report headline. Talking about red-baiting -- the best McCarthyite tradition. In the meantime, the teabaggers tea parties accuse Obama of being a nazi. There you go, the wingnuts are all over the spectrum, never mind that their extreme are polar opposites -- if it sounds scary, lets affix a label. On the other hand, Sarah Palin talks about bizarre conspiracies to change the placing of "In God we Trust" on coins. And Sean Hannity is forced to agree on the air that Faux news had in fact doctored a story by showing video from a larger demonstration. Those are the people who hear a calling to run our lives. By the way, has anyone heard lately of Joe the Plumber? He was my favorite: his name wasn't Joe and he wasn't a plumber but for the crack of his ass.