Remember when conservatives lambasted lenient liberal judges? Remember when conservative rage over judicial judgment  lead to mandatory sentencing? Get tough on crime! Do the crime, do the time! Three strikes and you’re out!

Let us also remember when conservatives preached about personal responsibility. And their endless fear over society devolving into chaos.

We need to remind ourselves of these conservative values because conservatives themselves can’t recall them. (Studies do indicate that living in constant fear does affect memory.) Case in point: Conservative objections to a murderer being sentenced to two whole years in prison. Gasp, the horror, the injustice!

It seems that it is better than OK — it’s laudable — to chase someone down the street and kill them on the *suspicion* that they broke into your car. Hell, it’s in the bible, right? That’s why we have guns, right? Well, as long as you’re white and a family-values poster child.

peace,
mjh