Bush; Domestic Abuser

Is America a "battered spouse" in its relationship with the current adminstration? Tresy, at Corrente, thinks so. Certainly they treat the country, and all of us, like an abuser treats their battered partner; with incessant lies, spiteful disrespect and a demand for instant and unquestioning obedience. After you read this post, you might see the analogy as well. Particularly telling is this paragraph:

The real horror show will come this November, if, having lived through everything that's gone before, we turn around and ratify it. There will then be no excuse. There will be no one in the world who will sympathize with us. Our self-abasement will be complete. We will have effectively told our abusers that we won't fight back, that we deserve it. And you can bet on it, they will not miss that message.