Same as they ever were

Obama is a socialist/fascist; Sonia Sotomayor is a racist, and La Raza is the KKK; there's an evil plot against Republican car dealers. The GOP is sounding a bit, well, demented these days.
But here's the thing: it always did. A few trips down memory lane:
Senator Tom Coburn:
In a tape recently released by Brad Carson, Coburn's [...:]