They resemble senile beggars who masturbate in a corner to make people believe that they are virile.

This pretty imagery came from Algerian author Mouloud Feraoun describing right wing French-Algerian agitators in one of their many disastrous and counter-productive protests in 1960.

It resonates today when one looks at the flailings of America’s right wing on just about every subject I can think of. George W. Bush’s presidency has turned out to be a remarkable curse for his party and his broader cause.