The Guardian has a column that puts Repub Leadership right in their place; EVIL nihilistic monsters:
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What is the single most consequential political development of the past five years? Some might say the election (and re-election) of Barack Obama; others might point to the passage of the most important piece of social policy (Obamacare) since the 1960s; some might even say the drawing down of US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But in reality, it is the rapid descent of the Republican party into madness.Never before in American history have we seen a political party so completely dominated and controlled by its extremist wing; and never before have we seen a political party that brings together the attributes of nihilism, heartlessness, radicalism and naked partisanship quite like the modern GOP. In a two-party system like America's, the result is unprecedented dysfunction.
Republicans have adopted an agenda that is quite simply, inhumane and cruel. Even if one is charitable and defends it on the ground of adherence to an ideological agenda of smaller, less intrusive government (except in the case of lady parts) it can't be defended. If one's ideological predisposition means denying food assistance to people who are laid off from their job or forcing a woman to carry a dead fetus to term or preventing individuals from getting health care coverage, then you have a monstrous ideology.
This is not meant as an indictment of all Republicans because it's very likely that many rank and file Republicans don't share these predispositions (though clearly some do). Rather it's an indictment of a once proud political party that is plumbing the depths of radicalism and nihilism and doesn't yet appear to have hit rock bottom.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/03/republican-party-demise-continues
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and there's several people on this site who know me.
but there never was a need for bona fides for anything of the sort, either on this site or why those who willfully support monstrous republicans are obviously monstrous themselves.
but thank you on the compliment of my life story. it's been swell overall so far. 
and no, your assumptions don't work. party affiliation is just a label. it has no relation to adoption of platform, organization, slate, etc.
it's only power is that which we give it: being a short-hand to critical thinking. and this power is realized by either those embracing the label to represent, or do, their thinking, or for others making assumptions upon the self-labelled's judgment.
it's when using critical thinking and acting in accord with the party platform that determines one's judgment and character.
so a label's power is only as empowered by the acts behind it...
its related to your concern in the beginning of this topic -- except there can be no offense about labels because only one's acts reflect upon one's character.
and the republican party platform, organization, slate, and acts reflect quite directly upon them being callous, nihilistic monsters.
the awareness of their actions' supporters similarly reflect upon them -- and support of such actions easily transcends any mere label boundaries.
the acts of those who do wrong willingly speak for their characters themselves.
but you do have your heart in the right place in trying to remember the humanity of those who succumb to the delusions of evil actors.
we must try to bring revelation to those who thoughtlessly support such cruel monsters. part of that is draining the power of mere labels, particularly party faction affiliation.
