Posted by
Publius North on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:22:38 PM
President Ronald Reagan used to remind fellow Republicans of the 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican."
It is lamentable to hear so many "conservative" radio "journalists" and commentators breaking this commandment with such passion and glee. Hugh Hewitt's calling Senator McCain the "anti-conservative" is among the most flagrant violations. Indeed, Hugh seems to be on a McCarthyite hunt to find every fault of every Republican opponent to his icon of conservatism.
It is always the case that if one cannot be persuasive with reasoned argument then one necessarily resorts to name calling, hyperbole, and half-truths.
One can only conclude that Hugh Hewitt belongs to the "Richard Nixon branch" of the Republican Party and not the mainstream of Grand Old Party of the Gipper.