We here at the Iron Mouth have studiously attempted to avoid being aggegators--many others have fulfilled this role far better than we ever could.  But an article appeared in the Village Voice which we could not ignore.  Written by Rick Perlstein, author of the excellent Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, the article says so much about the recent Republican National Convention that it must be read.  Please read Passionate Conservatism: Karl Rove's Republicans Swerve Right on the Way to the Middle.

Hat tip to: Atrios.