Glenn Greenwald nails the state of conservatism in the United States today:
What it takes to make someone a “conservative” in Bozell’s eyes is the same as what is required in the eyes of all Bush followers — a willingness to support Bush’s actions because they are the actions of George Bush…. That’s because “conservatism” is now a term used to describe personal loyalty to the leader (just as “liberal” is used to describe disloyalty to that leader), and no longer refers to a set of beliefs about government.
Welcome to North Korea (or is it 1984?).
[Hat-tip to Sully.]
UPDATE: Glenn has posted an interesting followup which demonstrates beautifully how most of the vituperative criticism of his original piece simply reinforces his thesis.