I, for one, am sick of seeing predictions of a Republican landslide in 2014.  I see it in newspaper articles, on network news, and on cable news, even the non-thinking segments of MS-NBC.  So lets ack ourselves just what Republicans have done to deserve such media acclaim.  Why are the media giving them such treatment and making such predictions?

Republicans don’t like government, and they run on the idea that government is bad.   Those who decry the whole idea of government are hardly suited to take the reins and lead a nation, even when they inherit a budget surplus with a sound and prosperous economy.  After the Supreme Court decided in favor of the Republican candidate in Bush v Gore ,  Americans became tolerant of sub par governance and Republicans hardly try to act ethically or responsibly. Democrats, especially since Reagan, are held to a higher standard and the administrations of Democrats have had far fewer scandals.   No longer liberal, the conservative-owned media is levels harsh criticism of any Democratic mistakes. With headlines like the IRS Scandal, Fast and Furious and Benghazi, the media created the red meat their TeaParty base needs to mobilize their voters.

In 2001, the Bush Administration and the NSA ignored the warning signs of an imminent attack, thus altering the course of history in ways never imagined. In retrospect, we know Congress and the American people were duped into a conflict in Iraq while futilely looking for Bin Laden in Afghanistan. This has been the longest period of war our military has experienced and paltry planning and funding for veterans has made so many of our heroes suffer due to George W. Bush’s hubris.   Long gone are the days when the terrorists attacked Americans and we united as a country to fight them.  While President Obama is in office and Americans are killed, the Republicans practically unite behind the terrorists and blame the President.  The casualties resulting from the numerous embassy attacks that occurred on Reagan and GWB’s watch were far worse than the single attack on our Benghazi, Libya consulate.  Scandals like Iran-Contra, outing a covert CIA agent and the malicious swift boating of military heroes were trivial by comparison if you listen to the media. The conditions at Walter Reed medical center for veterans were appalling, but the story received less coverage in six weeks than the Shinseki probe received in one week. The number of veterans doubled after 9/11, and in this alternate GOP Universe, Bush and Cheney are assigned zero responsibility for the current crisis in the VA.Democratic vs. Republican Tax Structure (courtesy of the Washington Post)

The Republicans have had a sordid history of fiscal mismanagement and crisis and lately they’re focused on prohibitive laws that are based in evangelical doctrine.    The Great Depression and the recent recession just happened to occur right after taxes on the highest income earners were at their lowest points in history.  But history is something the anti-education Republican Party is averse to, like their denial of the science of evolution and climate change.

Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it, and America’s history of financial crises are generally caused by lack of fiscal responsibility… [emphasis added]

Inserted from <Liberaland> Hat-Tip: Crooks and Liars

The answer to my first question is obvious.  Republicans deserve the exact opposite treatment than what the media give them.  The article goes on to further document this and to explain the answer to my second question of why.  Click through.  It’s more than worth the read.  The media consist of a few giant corporations with their own corporate agenda.  The Republican Party is more willing to screw the American people to support that agenda, so the media want Republicans to win.  Al;l their predictions of a Republican victory are intended to discourage people, who would vote for Democrats, cultivate their apathy, and keep them away from the polls.

Republican Reich Rule

is punishment for people who don’t VOTE!