[MNJohnnie]

necessary in a world in which one of the two major parties holds to such beliefs as global warming is a hoax and tax cuts increase revenue

Which indicates the author is a certifiable lunatic who denies fundamental reality to mindlessly cling to his preconceived emotion based dogmas. This author has zero intellectual honesty or creditability.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Exactly!!

Just like these two:

Carl A. Parker: Why Perry Won't Run for President

Jim Hightower: Perry Is Peddling Texas Snake Oil