ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
Right Is Wrong — How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America alternet.org — The GOP is now a dark, putrefied party of Bush, Cheney, Rove, Limbaugh and Coulter. And we’re all the worse because of it.

EYAL PRESS

Is the Party Over? thenation.com — Less than a full election cycle after Rove’s “permanent majority’ was said to be upon us, Bush’s approval ratings have sunk to the lowest level of any President since presidential job-approval ratings were introduced. Republicans in Congress are streaming for the exits. Surveys show young voters identifying as Democrats over Republicans by double-digit margins, and the 81 percent of Americans who believe the country is seriously “on the wrong track” have conservatives wondering aloud whether Rove’s dream has become a nightmare.

KEVIN ALEXANDER GRAY

The Anatomy of Neoconservative Propaganda huffingtonpost.com — Watching American ‘experts’ talk about Iran can be a painful experience. Most of the analysis are not only superficial and stereotypical, but also lacks the depth that is required in order to make sound policy. Here are the stages of Neoconservatives’ and Bush’s propaganda campaign on Iran.