We Already Went Through Our 'Banana Republic' Phase
Steve Benen – Fri Apr 24, 2009
To paraphrase Inigo Montoya, Republicans keep using the phrase, "Banana Republics," but I don't think it means what they think it means.
... One of the distinguishing characteristics of a "Banana Republic" is an unaccountable chief executive who ignores the rule of law when it suits his/her purposes. The ruling junta in a "Banana Republic" eschews accountability, commits heinous acts in secret, tolerates widespread corruption, and generally embraces a totalitarian attitude in which the leader can break laws whenever he/she feels it's justified to protect the state.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Alert readers may note that I made this point on... 23 April! - this a comment on recent W-apologists (mostly former W-enablers) reacting to the threat of investigations of W for Torture.
... and, for what it's worth, my original Banana Republic post was on 24 June 2008!
Yes - I'm psychic.
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