Who is Wrecking America?

By PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS Does the liberal-left have a clue? I sometimes think not. In his book, “What’s the Matter With Kansas?,” Thomas Frank made the excellent point that the Karl Rove Republicans take advantage of ordinary’s people’s frustrations and resentments to lead them into voting against their best interest. Frank’s new book, “The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule,” lacks the insight that distinguished his previous book. Why does Frank think that conservatives or liberals rule? Neither rule. America is ruled by organized interest groups with money to elect candidates who serve their interests. Frank’s book does not even mention the Israel Lobby, which bleeds Americans for the sake of Israeli territorial expansion. Check the index. Israel is not there. Does Frank think that rapture evangelicals are conservative, that Christian Zionists are conservative? If so, where did he learn his theology? Frank can’t tell the difference between Ronald Reagan and Cheney/Bush. He ...  more