The Republicans, from bottom to top, have signed onto an ideology of not governing in the interests of the people. While I have no complaints about the points made by Hartmann in this article, I do feel that he did not go far enough. The “conservative” ideology embraced and elevated by the Republicans is well beyond anti-democratic, beyond an eschewing of responsibility. It is about harnessing the power of government and placing it in the hands of the financial elite, often hidden behind the elite proxy – the corporation. It follows the dictum of the worst kind of socialism – socialism for the wealthy. An appropriate label for the “government” they are successfully implementing is “plutocratic fascism” while crafting an evermore blatant kleptocracy that redirects the wealth of the nation into the burgeoning coffers of the rich, many while engaging in self-dealing.