The Simultaneous Death Of Senator Helms And His Party

The Economist has an article on Senator Helms, and you would do well to read it: http://www.economist.com/obituary/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=11701805 Jesse Helms Jul 10th 2008 From The Economist print edition Jesse Helms, a conservative American, died on July 4th, aged 86 The dark side of conservatism is illustrated in Mr. Helm's life. It is this dark side that turns everything to trash: economics as envisaged by Ronald Reagan turns into that of Senator Phil Gramm, foreign policy turns into launching a war by greasing the skids with lies, intelligence operations become torture... ...and the White House itself resounds to the fevered whispers of conspirators who discuss the types and times and effects of torture. The Republican Party is dead. Good. That is why Limbaugh was on the cover of the NY Times Magazine: his obit and his $400 million dollar send off. As previously mentioned, it presaged an end-of-times event of some nature, being the abomination of desolation in the holy place type of whatziz. Now we have to live through the upheaval of its dying pangs.