THE EXORCISM
by Malik Isasis



According to the Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM IV) some of the criteria for 297.1 Delusional Disorder are as follows:

1. For at least one month the patient has had delusions that are nonbizarre (the content is something that could reasonably happen).
2. Functioning and behavior are not markedly affected, apart from direct consequences of the delusions.
3. The disorder is not directly caused by a general medical condition or the use or substances, including prescription medications.

The Republican Party is wondering around Washington D.C. in a daze, like amnesia patients trying to understand how they got to where they are. The exorcism has left them confused and discombobulated. Neocons and the Republican Party have been beguiled, if not possessed by absolute power, which blinded them to their history, which is their ability to reach absolute power and collapse under corruption and incompetence. In my column Tipping Windmills on October 18, 2006 I stated:

“The Republican implosion is not new. Throughout the 20th century, there are examples of Republicans reaching the pinnacle of power and then collapsing from the weight of their incompetence and lack of compassion. It’s the Peter Principle, which theorizes that a person will be promoted to the highest level of his/or her competence and eventually advance to a level of incompetence. The modern Republican Party implodes every other generation under its own ineptitude and rises like the Phoenix, only to repeat the same mistakes.”

Right up until the results were pouring in from the election, the Republicans were saying that they would keep both houses of congress. This sort of delusion makes sense, especially since they’ve moved from reality-based to an ideological faith-based world. They thought the ideologues or the constituents that they created by redistricting would not see the contempt that they have towards them, but the Republican Party didn’t expect the Frankenstein-monster they had created to turn on them. Now they are lashing out at one another in anger and frustration. Instead of self-reflection, they continue to deflect the reason why they have lost both houses.

The Republican Party and their followers are going through the five stages of grief, with the first stage being denial. As a liberal, I know how you feel, having been on the losing side since the Presidential election of 2000, Congressional elections of 2002, and the Presidential election 2004. It is hard, I know. I hope that when you work your way through to the final stage of grief, the acceptance stage, we can heal and come together as a country again.

Now that the Democratic Party will be in control of both houses of congress, I hope that they will take responsibility for the power that they possess, as they have witnessed, if you do not possess it, it will possess you.

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