These Guys Are Jerks

In reaction to the glee exhibited by conservatives when Chicago lost their bid to host the 2010 Olympics, Paul Krugman writes:

So what did we learn from this moment? For one thing, we learned that the modern conservative movement, which dominates the modern Republican Party, has the emotional maturity of a bratty 13-year-old.

Not the most poetic put down ever, but that image has staying power. These people are fucking jerks. When I say "these people," I just mean the conservatives we can see and hear.

Get a load of Republican candidate for Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's supporter Shelia Jones:

The Virginia gubernatorial race took an ugly turn this past weekend when a prominent endorser for Republican Bob McDonnell mocked the slight stutter of Democrat candidate Creigh Deeds.

At a rally for McDonnell's campaign, Sheila Johnson was taped discussing the importance of communication skills in the state's next governor.

"We need someone who can really communicate," she said. "And Bob McDonnell can communicate. The other people that I talk to, especially his o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-opponent... could not articulate what needed to be done."

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/05/creigh-deedss-stutter-moc_n_309654.html

These people must have read a different Bible than me.