The hypocrisy of Fred the Savior

By Michael J.W. Stickings

You don't need me to tell you to read the Greenwald -- you would do well to read all of his posts -- but here's the enticing intro to today's post on Fred Thompson and the rule of law:

Fred Thompson is desperate to be depicted as the savior of the right-wing movement and for that leaderless faction to embrace him as the Heir to George W. Bush. The number one qualification for that position is blind, cult-like loyalty to the right-wing movement, which in turn requires a willingness to blindly defend anyone loyal to the movement because, by definition, such a person is Good at their core and thus can do no real wrong.

In this case, Fred the Savior -- as we shall henceforth call him -- claims to be "dedicated to the rule of law" even as he "[calls] for a pardon for Scooter Libby".

It's the usual hypocrisy, of course: "Loyalty to this movement's power is their only real principle. All others are but tools used to justify that loyalty." Fred the Savior is just like all the others.