Must-Read: : The Rough Beast Perambulates: "The funny thing about making monsters is that...
...they have this nasty historical habit of turning upon those they know best. The founder of the Oath Keepers... called for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to be ‘hung by the neck until dead’ for treason last week as the president of the Arizona Senate looked on.... Stewart Rhodes, state Senate President Andy Biggs (R) and ‘constitutional sheriff’ movement leader Richard Mack were all on hand at an event on May 5 in Tempe, Arizona. The stated topic of discussion at the event, which was hosted by a group called the Arizona Liberty Caucus, was the ‘Dangers of an Article V / Constitutional Convention.’... All that wacky fun ‘destroy the government’ right wing nonsense is all fun and games until somebody reminds the monster that Republicans are part of that government, and that they haven’t exactly delivered on their promises to the fever-bright beast.... At this point that monster is well and fully in charge of the Republican party.... And so it will continue to rampage around, and the Villagers will pretend like one of our major political parties isn’t controlled by the kind of bloodlust that wants to see open conflict.... What rough beast, indeed.
