Is The Republican Party Obsessed With McCarthyism?

Are we in the 21st century? I thought Americans learned something from the McCarthy era & the civil rights movement. But I'm hearing the language of that bygone time being used everywhere. Socialism & communism mean the same. Senator McCarthy was all about weeding out the communists in America. We all know the fear & devastation his witch hunt brought to people's lives. Sarah Palin is the reformerer & John McCain is the maverick or so they claim. They are going to shake up Washington with all the change they are bringing. But they are not doing anything new by trying to paint Obama as a communist who will betray America at a moments notice. This is Cold War politics.There is no difference at all! Oh, and interestingly enough there is a "King Joe" in this clip from a "pro-American" propaganda piece from the 1940's. "King Joe" also represents the everyday working man just like our good ole' friend "Joe The Plumber". I told you he was a red herring thrown out there as bait for mindless voters & the media. Watch the video & you will see how "Joe The Plumber" came to be.