Scooter, the Right-Wing Spin Machine and the Law!

Ah, the hypocrisy that is the Right-Wing of the GOP and the inherent irony of their positions! Where should one begin?

How about starting with the “Free Scooter the Convicted Felon Movement” and the “No Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Movement?” That would be of course because the GOP is the party of “Law and Order” and there is no hypocrisy or irony there, eh?

That GOP Conservatives would think a convicted felon who obstructed the investigation into a National Security Scandal that resulted in the outing of a CIA Covert Agent and Covert Company who worked on WMD Proliferation (the very reason we were given to believe was the casus belli for the War in Iraq) should be pardoned is outrageous! You would think that wouldn’t you? But you would be wrong.

Many of those same GOP Conservative “Law and Order” types who think that one of theirs should get a slap on the wrist for felonious behavior in a National Security Scandal are screaming that a path to legal residency for undocumented immigrants is tantamount to “amnesty for lawbreakers” and is the end of America as we know it and likewise threatens our National Security and the Rule of Law!

Call me confused.

Well actually, I am not all that confused as hypocrisy is part and parcel of the GOP Right-wing spin machine and always has been. Their take “Personal Responsibility” policy has been a self-serving mantra for decades (look-up Ronald Reagan, Iran-Contra and “Mistakes were Made,” and no personal responsibility there). It is a reverse “Golden Rule”: Don’t do unto me as I would do unto you!

And nowhere is this more evident than in the “Free Scooter” and “Lock up the Brown Hoard” screeds coming from the Right-wing Spin Machine. This rhetoric serves to divide and conquer and it appears to work well. It mitigates the “We are all in this together” philosophy (WITT) and entrenches us in the “You are on your own” philosophy (YOYO). Their argument’s dissonance also makes it difficult for many to connect the dots.

And the spin machine Wurlitzer is in overdrive. The Washington Post today reports on the “5 Myths of Scooter and the Slammer”. The Wall Street Journal reports on Conservatives and a Pardon. Then there is McClatchy reporting on the horrors of “Amnesty” as the Right-wing sees it.

So read between the lines folks. And let us not forget the biggest irony of all. Scooter was tried and convicted before Judge Reggie Walton. Judge Walton was appointed by this President, George W. Bush, because he is “tough” on criminals. I guess the thought was that he wouldn’t be tough GOP criminals, just, you know, those “other” criminals.

Boy, were they wrong. Okay that’s just one of the many things in an endless list this administration has been wrong about. But it’s one of the things they were wrong about which they are taking personally and that has really come back to bite one of them on their collective ass. Does this mean that Judge Walton isn’t a “Loyal Bushie?”

Ironic, No?

Update: I was going to ignore this but I decided it is too obvious an example of the Washington Wurlitzer to leave out. It seems the Dean of Washington Punditry is ambivalent. I guess he is trying to be very “bipartisan.” Yet notice how he still manages to incorporate the GOP Talking Points into his argument in order to put the reality of Scooter’s alleged criminal behavior into “context.” Pathetic! Where do we get these folks from?

Just asking!