Boston Globe
by Cathy Young

12/26/05

Even as the war in Iraq goes on and the war with a global terror network shows no signs of abating, our domestic political scene seems to have become a war zone as well. It's happening on political websites, where 'debate' often consists of trading invective and where opponents are ridiculed with slurs like 'libs' and 'repugs.' It's happening in mainstream politics, too. Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean slams Republicans as 'brain-dead' people many of whom 'have never made an honest living in their lives.' Republican master strategist and senior Bush adviser Karl Rove slams liberals as wimps whose reaction to Sept. 11 was to 'offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.' Everyone seems to agree that there is far too much nastiness in American political discourse today. And everyone seems eager to blame the other side for it...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp