The GOP's Strange Obsession with Socialism

Somebody hasn't told the GOP that the Reagan Revolution is over. As of Friday, Sarah Palin was playing the socialist card:

At a Sarah Palin rally in Richmond on Monday, for instance, two John McCain supporters held up a large white banner reading: “Obama is a Socialist/Marxist.” Shouts of “Socialist!” and “Communist!” often emanate from GOP crowds when McCain and Palin speak of Obama’s tax plans.

And on Friday, Palin herself seemed to make the same charge against Obama’s plans to raise taxes on the wealthy.

And McCain jumped on board today:

"At least in Europe, the socialist leaders who so admire my opponent are upfront about their objectives," the Arizona senator said in his radio address. "They use real numbers and honest language. And we should demand equal candor from Sen. Obama. Raising taxes on some in order to give checks to others is not a tax cut; it's just another government giveaway."

Not only is it an interesting time for the GOP to be throwing around terms like "socialist", but as I've mentioned before, its hardly an appropriate label for Obama's economic philosophy.