I have finally read the post Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult.

It should have been evident to clear-eyed observers that the Republican Party is becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult, or one of the intensely ideological authoritarian parties of 20th century Europe. This trend has several implications, none of them pleasant.

I had seen this article on the truthout.org website for the past 3 days.  I had a little trouble getting into it the first time I started reading it.  When I read about it in the article A Must Read…It’s a cliche…but it’s true…, I decided to give it another try.

It’s long, but it really does lay it all out there.