Who Is Wrecking America?

By Paul Craig Roberts

03/09/08 "ICH " -- - Does the liberal-left have a clue? I sometimes think
not.

In his book, "What's the Matter With Kansas?," Thomas Frank made the
excellent point that the Karl Rove Republicans take advantage of ordinary's
people's frustrations and resentments to lead them into voting against their
best interest.

Frank's new book, "The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule," lacks the
insight that distinguished his previous book. Why does Frank think that
conservatives or liberals rule?

Neither rule. America is ruled by organized interest groups with money to
elect candidates who serve their interests. Frank's book does not even
mention the Israel Lobby, which bleeds Americans for the sake of Israeli
territorial expansion. Check the index. Israel is not there.

Does Frank think that rapture evangelicals are conservative, that Christian
Zionists are conservative? If so, where did he learn his theology?