Remember the 1994 Rethuglican tidal wave was propelled not by the contract on america but disgust with the D's over the banking scandal and other Congressional D missteps real or ginned up by the media to discredit them. After a splashy rollout most R candidates did not mention the contract but hammered at waste, fraud and abuse.

The R's ideas and rhetoric on issues were equally unrealistic and inane as they are today but they won by default and used that to declare a mandate to destroy the country.

So it was as well during the 2000 election when the idiot and igor campaigned on restoring "honor" to the white House. and then after being appointed to the job claimed a mandate for dismantling the government, the constitution and the economy.

So, I believe, it is today that the rethugs are  laying a rhetorical trail so if they win by default over some real or mythical scandal they can claim that it was their reactionary and radical ideas that carried the day and proceed to implement them.

Remember the R's are true believers who will not allow such niceties as law, traditions, the constitutions or human decency to slow down their drive for ideological purity.

With quislings such as ben Nelson ( Liar -Nebraska) Lierman, Spectre and others coupled with the noise machine and the accelerated speed of events those days could be sooner then sanity would expect.

The best prophylactic to this is to ignore the wingnuts and shove through an agenda that will not be easily dismantled. The previous junta did this with executive orders, criminal behavior and the appointment of liars to positions of power. By allowing the legitimacy of any of these positions to stand allow the poisonous tree of hate, treason, bigotry and militarism to flourish in our midst.

Discredit through criminal prosecution all those that broke the law in past 8 years up to and including darth vader and crusader bunnypants.

Use Rico laws to dismantle and seize the assets of criminal organizations such as blackwater, KBR, dodson's front groups and the other organizational bolt holes that are sheltering the rats who have fled the scene of their crimes. 

Impeach those proven liars and criminals who have lifetime appointments ( Bybee, Thonas, Scalia) Spend as much as needed to dig into the past of Roberts and Alito to prove they committed perjury during their confirmation hearing and impeach them as well.

Go back and vet any of the hires in the past 8 years and if they cannot be fired appoint them to new offices in Nome, Johnson Atoll and other obscure, uncomfortable and dangerous locations with strict oversight.

If this seems harsh remember this is what they did to those who did not fully support their radical agenda and as long as they do not have to pay a price for their foul behavior they will continue and we will be enablers.

To those who would claim that this would cripple the agenda of the new administration I would state that not to do so will continue the process that has already begun of crippling the new administration.

Look at the continued persecution of gays in the military for fear of what the bigots would say. Or the protection of sadists who conducted torture for fear of disheartening the apperachek at the CIA. The betrayal of the rule of law because of potential political problems. On too many issues we see a continued retreat and appeasement that serves no function other then to legitimize and protect those that misused the power, violated the constitution and abused their fellow man.

Instead of the debate being on whether Pelosi was briefed on torture let become on whether cheney will serve 20 years or life.

Instead of whether the bankers will lower credit card rates whether they will b sentenced under fraud or embezzlement charges.

Instead of whether the military will get the new toys they can't afford as to how many war crimes the senior officers will be sentenced for.

Discredit, dishonor and show no mercy. Using the truth.

Remember these people, sadly, only understand the boot and its time they were on the receiving end of it otherwise they will never change.