GOP insider Vic Gold doesn't let his longtime friendship with the Bushes and the Cheneys stop him from cataloging the permanent damage the White House has done to the reputation of the GOP — and America.

Under Bush and Cheney, he argues, the GOP has moved away from principles of small government, prudent foreign policy and leaving people alone to live their private lives — all views Gold associates with his hero, Goldwater.

I'll add that to read about the distressing political and personal position Bush Jr. has placed his aging father in because of his actions is downright painful.

(Via Andrew Sullivan).