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My father -- a recent commenter and frequent podcast guest -- has stated, for the record, that "Bush and Cheney [have] won two elections by playing on the sense of patriotism that most Americans strongly believe in." I am not suggesting that that analysis is not true, however, it is apparent that that "sense of patriotism" also includes a sitting president making scurrilous attacks on a presidential nominee, attacking his intentions and his "patriotism," and he did so on foreign soil.

As Josh Marshall noted this morning... "As the president who's probably done more to damage this country than any in 150 years, I can't say I'm exactly surprised that he'd do this. But it really was disgusting, even for him."

I agree, and if what the president -- and vice-president -- does represents the "sense of patriotism," I want nothing to do with it.

UPDATE: Maybe we'll have to discuss this in a future podcast... stay tuned.