Richard Harris used to joke that whenever he did something good it was reported in the papers as "Britain does _____" but whenever he did something bad he was identified in the papers as an Irishman.
We are getting a chance to see the same dynamic at work with Republicans. Once upon a time--about a week or so ago in fact--all of the scandals were evidence of Republican depravity. A Senator gets caught in the airport mens room making suspicious foot tapping touches and he must be identified as a Republican. But now all of the problems are evidence of "American" values being out of whack, not Republican.
Left unanswered by this Guardian columnist is why, if it is American values that are the problem, the banks in the great care-castles of Europe such as Britain, Germany and Iceland are doing worse, much worse?
We are getting a chance to see the same dynamic at work with Republicans. Once upon a time--about a week or so ago in fact--all of the scandals were evidence of Republican depravity. A Senator gets caught in the airport mens room making suspicious foot tapping touches and he must be identified as a Republican. But now all of the problems are evidence of "American" values being out of whack, not Republican.
Left unanswered by this Guardian columnist is why, if it is American values that are the problem, the banks in the great care-castles of Europe such as Britain, Germany and Iceland are doing worse, much worse?
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